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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Clone155 on October 11, 2010, 01:24:20 AM

Title: Head room
Post by: Clone155 on October 11, 2010, 01:24:20 AM

I thought that one of the updates were supposed to give us the ability to move our head freely around the cockpit until we hit the glass? Why then do we have things like this?

P47M

(http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z413/FredCulver/ahss4.jpg)

Typhoon

(http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z413/FredCulver/ahss3.jpg)

It seems like almost all the American Fighters don't have as much head room as the Typhoon (P38s, P47s, P51s). Please give them more head room  :aok

Title: Re: Head room
Post by: BrownBaron on October 11, 2010, 01:59:04 AM

I've observed on a number of allied craft that one can easily manipulate the pilots head outside of the canopy. Although, I would not mind it if I could look a bit further below my 109's nose...

Title: Re: Head room
Post by: FLS on October 11, 2010, 10:32:43 AM

The frame is not the cockpit bubble.

Title: Re: Head room
Post by: waystin2 on October 11, 2010, 10:47:00 AM

Did someone say Headroom?
(http://laist.com/attachments/la_tomdog/max-headroom.jpg)

Title: Re: Head room
Post by: Clone155 on October 11, 2010, 08:45:28 PM

Quote from: FLS on October 11, 2010, 10:32:43 AM

The frame is not the cockpit bubble.

Indeed. But look at it like this.
Typhoon
(http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z413/FredCulver/ahss6.jpg)

P47M
(http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z413/FredCulver/ahss8.jpg)

Since the frame is not the cockpit bubble, then it looks like the P47 should have MORE upward head movement than the Typhoon, but that is not the case.

Title: Re: Head room
Post by: FLS on October 11, 2010, 10:35:05 PM

Oops I meant to say canopy bubble.   ;)

I think you're correct. I don't know if the P-47 is too low but it seems the Typhoon is too high.