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Offline rabbidrabbit

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Re: Pilot weight modelled?
« Reply #15 on: October 28, 2008, 05:04:56 PM »
Figure 160-200 lbs per guy plus 100 lbs avg for a combat load.  They don't jump over the buildings, they beat gravity into submission and step over them.
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Re: Pilot weight modelled?
« Reply #16 on: October 28, 2008, 05:05:56 PM »
Quote from: sunfan1121 on October 28, 2008, 03:13:32 PM
If they had any gear, they wouldn't be able to jump over 20ft buildings.

Or maybe the amount of gear they carry means that they can only jump over 20ft buildings  :noid
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Re: Pilot weight modelled?
« Reply #17 on: October 28, 2008, 06:06:35 PM »
However --

We can all relax. Fortunately HiTech made the design decision to place an arbitrary simulated weight for the pilot --- and to NOT use the actual weight of the average AH pilot!

If our real weights were used, a single pilot "fighter" might need all for Cyclones on a B17, just to get off the ground!
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Re: Pilot weight modelled?
« Reply #18 on: October 28, 2008, 08:11:54 PM »
150 lbs would not be an uncommon body weight for the 40s. Lots of guys were unreal skinny back then.

My Dad was 6'5" his Senior year in High School and weighed 170 lbs.

Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see 16 year olds who are `6' and weigh ~200 lbs arena, even without being obese.
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Re: Pilot weight modelled?
« Reply #19 on: October 28, 2008, 08:18:40 PM »
Quote from: BnZs on October 28, 2008, 08:11:54 PM
150 lbs would not be an uncommon body weight for the 40s. Lots of guys were unreal skinny back then.

My Dad was 6'5" his Senior year in High School and weighed 170 lbs.

Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see 16 year olds who are `6' and weigh ~200 lbs arena, even without being obese.

Add 100 - 140 or more lbs for a combat load and you will see my point.  Pilot is less than a grunt but probably still 30-50 lbs if you include the chute etc.
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