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Title: Opening Canopy
Post by: Panic on February 26, 2014, 08:36:45 AM
I wish for the canopy on fighter and some bomber aircraft to be openable. :aok
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: MK-84 on February 26, 2014, 09:48:54 AM
Would there be a reason for doing this?
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Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Tinkles on February 26, 2014, 10:00:19 AM
Would there be a reason for doing this?
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If you're on fire maybe.  Or you had a juicy one...    :devil
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Panic on February 26, 2014, 11:22:38 AM
Yeah maybe, it would still be a cool feature to have!
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Ack-Ack on February 26, 2014, 12:29:12 PM
Yeah maybe, it would still be a cool feature to have!

Only if the effects of flying with an open canopy is also added.

ack-ack
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Panic on February 26, 2014, 12:43:39 PM
yeah of course, would be weird to fly with no outside noise change
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Ack-Ack on February 26, 2014, 01:33:51 PM
yeah of course, would be weird to fly with no outside noise change

In some planes it would be more than just 'outside noise'.  For example, with the canopy open in the P-38 while in flight, it would have adverse effects (buffeting) on the airplane.

ack-ack
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: ReVo on February 27, 2014, 12:55:02 AM
I admit that I think this is a cool feature of IL2 and I sometimes fly around with an open canopy in my Emil. But I don't really see a point to it in AH.
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Oldman731 on February 27, 2014, 07:44:39 AM
But I don't really see a point to it in AH.


Would be a nice feature for a Dauntless.

- oldman
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: VonMessa on February 27, 2014, 07:46:21 AM
Just drive a Jeep  :aok
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: earl1937 on February 27, 2014, 08:31:31 AM
I wish for the canopy on fighter and some bomber aircraft to be openable. :aok
:airplane: I can just see everything in my living room flying around from the breeze and then when I logged off, I'd have to clean it up! No thanks!
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Ray77 on February 27, 2014, 08:35:17 AM
If you're on fire maybe.  Or you had a juicy one...    :devil
Co-workers are wondering why I'm am laughing.
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: gyrene81 on February 27, 2014, 09:03:51 AM
it would be a "cool" aesthetic feature. imagine if it was added to the bail out sequence.
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Panic on February 27, 2014, 02:02:00 PM
Yeah I mean that you could open on takeoff and landing not above 200mph and would be cool as bail animation.
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: thedoom26 on February 27, 2014, 07:14:50 PM
here is an idea   if you take certain damage to the cockpit, maybe they can add a damage system so were it kills the meters, like airspeed meter thing or whatever, .....or if you take a hit in a cockpit in the right place make it so you cant bail, and another great idea is if every year  HT, sends us beer in the mail :rock
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: BluBerry on February 27, 2014, 07:27:48 PM
I think the only reason we would ever need a functioning canopy would be if they animated the pilot bailing out sequence, where the canopy would fly off before bailing.

The current instant bail that vomits out a plane in front of you is kinda lame to watch.


+1


Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Arlo on February 27, 2014, 07:31:22 PM
I think the only reason we would ever need a functioning canopy would be if they animated the pilot bailing out sequence, where the canopy would fly off before bailing.

The current instant bail that vomits out a plane in front of you is kinda lame to watch.


+1

WWII U.S.N. protocol had open canopies for CV launch and recovery (at least at the beginning of the war). Not a necessity but a cool thing players might like for 6 months or so.
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: BluBerry on February 27, 2014, 07:41:06 PM
WWII U.S.N. protocol had open canopies for CV launch and recovery (at least at the beginning of the war). Not a necessity but a cool thing players might like for 6 months or so.

Yeah that wouldn't be bad either..

but..

seeing a dudes canopy come past your windscreen as the pilot climbs out would be way cooler then just the icon disappearing to symbolize its a dead target..  :rock
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: caldera on February 27, 2014, 07:42:35 PM
Would there be a reason for doing this?
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BnZ dog:

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Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Arlo on February 27, 2014, 08:32:48 PM
Yeah that wouldn't be bad either..

but..

seeing a dudes canopy come past your windscreen as the pilot climbs out would be way cooler then just the icon disappearing to symbolize its a dead target..  :rock

I don't think canopies on all aircraft shed off in WWII (though some obviously did - the 109 for instance).
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: BluBerry on February 27, 2014, 11:07:30 PM
I don't think canopies on all aircraft shed off in WWII (though some obviously did - the 109 for instance).

interesting, I had always just assumed they all were like that with fighters.
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Arlo on February 28, 2014, 12:27:45 AM
Well, might be wrong.  :o

Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Panic on February 28, 2014, 12:30:39 AM
Yeah, It would definitely add some fun to the bail sequence to where you don't just appear out of the aircraft, and you can see the pilot physically opening the canopy and jumping out of it.
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Arlo on February 28, 2014, 12:32:56 AM
Yeah, It would definitely add some fun to the bail sequence to where you don't just appear out of the aircraft, and you can see the pilot physically opening the canopy and jumping out of it.

Flipping the bird in free fall would be a subtle touch.
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: nrshida on February 28, 2014, 12:36:46 AM
There was no canopy jettison on the Hayate (Ki-84) you had to wind it back to bail out.

Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Arlo on February 28, 2014, 12:47:37 AM
There was no canopy jettison on the Hayate (Ki-84) you had to wind it back to bail out.

Whew. Thanks.  :D
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: nrshida on February 28, 2014, 01:25:15 AM
Still a marked improvement on the Ohka, which was fastened shut from the outside.

Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Arlo on February 28, 2014, 01:59:02 AM
Still a marked improvement on the Ohka, which was fastened shut from the outside.

You no bail out!

Hai!
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Lucifer on February 28, 2014, 09:52:09 AM
+1  :aok
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: lunatic1 on February 28, 2014, 10:30:20 AM
you go to the ww1 arena fly without a canopy alltogeather..
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: Arlo on February 28, 2014, 10:33:37 AM
you go to the ww1 arena fly without a canopy alltogeather..

No shizzle?
Title: Re: Opening Canopy
Post by: jeep00 on February 28, 2014, 03:48:28 PM
Just drive a Jeep  :aok

This  :aok
And will this weather never break?!?!