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Title: Contrails above 20k
Post by: flakmgc on August 16, 2013, 03:17:34 PM
This would be greatly realistic and possibly an easy addition.
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: Arlo on August 16, 2013, 03:20:04 PM
It would look cool .... and even be an asset to finding the fight (or finding out it's too high to join). I dunno the implementation complexity, admittedly.

Til I do .... +1 you.  :)
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: JimmyD3 on August 16, 2013, 04:50:52 PM
+1 :aok

Be able to find them buggers a little sooner, and also know what general altitude they are. :O
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: APDrone on August 16, 2013, 05:11:32 PM
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,319055.0.html

Would be nice..

Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: HawkerMKII on August 16, 2013, 09:19:12 PM
I'll give you the contrails above 20k for 02 above 10k at 2x the burn rate
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: Lone82 on August 17, 2013, 06:30:32 AM
(http://imageshack.us/a/img844/2868/ddy2.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img191/8509/ield.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img153/5707/r0l4.jpg)

Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: Puma44 on August 17, 2013, 10:40:25 AM
+1.  :aok
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: ONTOS on August 17, 2013, 01:14:28 PM
Love the contrails :x
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: doright on August 17, 2013, 01:25:45 PM
This would be greatly realistic and possibly an easy addition.

Not greatly realistic if you got contrails every time you went above 20k. A few times a week, try to tear your gaze from the monitor and look out your window. See any contrails? You can be sure there are lots of airplanes 20k and above. Some days the contrails form or some days not. Some days they persist only briefly for a short distance behind the plane, other days they can go horizon to horizon.

The reason you see them so often in combat films is because, well they're photogenic. No sense filming yet another formation of airplanes, but as soon as dramatic contrails form, roll cameras.
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: Puma44 on August 17, 2013, 03:49:21 PM
Not greatly realistic if you got contrails every time you went above 20k. A few times a week, try to tear your gaze from the monitor and look out your window. See any contrails? You can be sure there are lots of airplanes 20k and above. Some days the contrails form or some days not. Some days they persist only briefly for a short distance behind the plane, other days they can go horizon to horizon.

The reason you see them so often in combat films is because, well they're photogenic. No sense filming yet another formation of airplanes, but as soon as dramatic contrails form, roll cameras.
Good point.  So, make them appear at random altitudes on random days.
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: Cjpedrido on August 17, 2013, 07:48:08 PM
Nice idea honestly.....but with the Darbar already giving away the presence of uppers,... adding a contrail would be a further death blow to bombers pilots.

Get rid of the Darbar for buffs only & this would be a great addition.

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Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: wpeters on August 18, 2013, 02:05:59 AM
+10 on CJ :neener:
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: Arlo on August 18, 2013, 02:37:33 AM
Not greatly realistic if you got contrails every time you went above 20k. A few times a week, try to tear your gaze from the monitor and look out your window. See any contrails? You can be sure there are lots of airplanes 20k and above. Some days the contrails form or some days not. Some days they persist only briefly for a short distance behind the plane, other days they can go horizon to horizon.

The reason you see them so often in combat films is because, well they're photogenic. No sense filming yet another formation of airplanes, but as soon as dramatic contrails form, roll cameras.

(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/assets/img/contrail-effect/image-02-large.jpg)
The sheer number of contrails generated on a typical day in busy air corridors can come as a shock.
A NASA satellite took this enhanced infrared image of the southeastern U.S. on January 29, 2004.

(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/assets/img/contrail-effect/image-04-large.jpg)
 true-color satellite image shot above northwestern Europe

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/contrail-effect.html
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: Arlo on August 18, 2013, 11:18:17 AM
Historical contrails in the heat of the Battle:

(http://jazzroc.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/battle-of-britain-london-contrails.jpg)

(http://contrailscience.com/wp-content/uploads/stpauls2.jpeg)

(http://contrailscience.com/wp-content/uploads/dogfight-over-london.jpg)

(http://contrailscience.com/wp-content/uploads/Air-Raid-Pattern-LIFE.jpg)

(http://contrailscience.com/wp-content/uploads/departing-bomber-contrails.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2324052218_a2ce28f98b.jpg)
Caption: A duel in the sub-stratosphere. Contrails over Kent, August 28 1940.

Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: Zacherof on August 18, 2013, 06:31:14 PM
(http://imageshack.us/a/img844/2868/ddy2.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img191/8509/ield.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img153/5707/r0l4.jpg)


Look at all the fuel leaks! :O
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: Arlo on August 18, 2013, 07:18:55 PM
Look at all the fuel leaks! :O

As the artist formally known as the Prince of Wales might have sung:

Petrol rain, petrol rain .......
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: PanosGR on August 18, 2013, 07:25:48 PM
Historical contrails in the heat of the Battle:

(http://jazzroc.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/battle-of-britain-london-contrails.jpg)

(http://contrailscience.com/wp-content/uploads/stpauls2.jpeg)

(http://contrailscience.com/wp-content/uploads/dogfight-over-london.jpg)

(http://contrailscience.com/wp-content/uploads/Air-Raid-Pattern-LIFE.jpg)

(http://contrailscience.com/wp-content/uploads/departing-bomber-contrails.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2324052218_a2ce28f98b.jpg)
Caption: A duel in the sub-stratosphere. Contrails over Kent, August 28 1940.


These are not contrails these are chemtrails secret German biological weapon  :noid
Title: Re: Contrails above 20k
Post by: Lab Rat 3947 on August 18, 2013, 10:23:05 PM
Quote
I'll give you the contrails above 20k for 02 above 10k at 2x the burn rate
+1  :aok


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