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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Furball on July 30, 2003, 08:03:46 AM

Title: rear view mirror
Post by: Furball on July 30, 2003, 08:03:46 AM

Im not sure if this has been brought up before, so ill say again.  Why cant the aircraft that had them, have rear view mirror's in AH2?


(http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Duxford2002/Spitfires/Sampler/SpitfireMt928OnGrass7oClock.jpg)

Title: rear view mirror
Post by: Maniac on July 30, 2003, 08:43:23 AM

I read somwhere that in real life the mirrors where absolutly useless... You couldnt see an thing in them... And if you saw something in the rear view mirror he was like d-0.1 from you and you where dead :)

Not that it has anything to do with this game...

Title: rear view mirror
Post by: Kaz on July 30, 2003, 10:18:23 AM

And they take up too much processing power, your crap system wouldn't be able to handle it!! :D

Title: rear view mirror
Post by: Furball on July 30, 2003, 10:36:06 AM

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Title: rear view mirror
Post by: Kaz on July 30, 2003, 12:39:49 PM

LMAO! :p

Title: rear view mirror
Post by: Midnight on July 30, 2003, 12:58:52 PM

you know what that spit pilot uses the mirror for?

Mostly to check control surfaces on the tail being there and working properly.

The myth that you couldn't see anything in the mirror is kind of old. If it were true, why would so many aircraft come from the factory with mirrors attached> So the pilot could so makeup?

You only needed the mirror to get a flash or a glimps of another aircraft behind, not so you could read his tail markings.

Title: rear view mirror
Post by: Lok on July 31, 2003, 12:15:21 PM

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Title: Often times...
Post by: 2Hawks on July 31, 2003, 07:48:10 PM

The myth that you couldn't see anything in the mirror is kind of old. If it were true, why would so many aircraft come from the factory with mirrors attached> So the pilot could so makeup?


stuff often came from Civilian Factories designed and built by ppl un-fit or un-qualified for COmbat and could only brainstorm as to what a GI could best make use of.

a Lot of the Aircraft produced by the US and Abraod were made by the auto industry. be Glad the planes didn't come with a Jack and a spare tire!