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Offline RedTeck

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109 Bubble Canopy?
« on: September 21, 2009, 12:10:02 AM »
I've been browsing the P-51 Encounter Reports on www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o rg and saw this one mention a "bubble canopy". I'll give Mr. Yeager the benefit of the doubt that he wasn't actually looking at Fw-190s. Was he just talking about the erla haube canopy?

http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/357-yeager-12oct44.jpg

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Offline Chalenge

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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2009, 12:59:11 AM »
Probably long nose 190s... I want one of those G suits and I want to push 60" at 30,000 feet.
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Offline Strip

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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2009, 07:59:22 AM »
They had bombNbailer in WW2 even, nice to see nothings changed!

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Offline TimRas

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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2009, 08:32:37 AM »
According to Caldwell's book Yeager's opponents were from III/JG26. It lost six Bf109's (two pilots killed) to 357th FG that day. AFAIK the combat debut of Fw190D (III/JG54) was 15 October.
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Offline MiloMorai

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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2009, 08:50:53 AM »
Quote from: RedTeck on September 21, 2009, 12:10:02 AM
I've been browsing the P-51 Encounter Reports on www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o rg and saw this one mention a "bubble canopy". I'll give Mr. Yeager the benefit of the doubt that he wasn't actually looking at Fw-190s. Was he just talking about the erla haube canopy?

Most likely the Erla haube.
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Offline Warspawn

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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2009, 08:03:35 PM »
I SO want this canopy for the 109...

http://img54.exs.cx/img54/367/87bx.jpg

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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2009, 08:05:22 PM »



...

NICE!
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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2009, 08:12:24 PM »
Warspawn, that's the normal Erla-haube in those pictures.  ;)

Regarding the bubble canopy, here's a nice "what-if" drawing by Helmut Schmidt:

From here: http://flyingart.twoday.net/
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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2009, 11:48:57 PM »
Quote from: Warspawn on September 25, 2009, 08:03:35 PM
I SO want this canopy for the 109...


You so have it on the K4 and G14, already.
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Offline Warspawn

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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2009, 01:08:50 AM »
Quote from: Fencer51 on September 25, 2009, 11:48:57 PM
You so have it on the K4 and G14, already.

Odd, in-game didn't look as 'bubbled' to me as the pics; thought maybe the one shown there would give a bit better views...looking at the K and G14 on the ground I can see though that they're the same canopy.   :huh



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Offline Hajo

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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2009, 03:08:30 PM »
I believe it is called the Galland Hood (G14s and K4s)
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Offline Karnak

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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2009, 03:25:51 PM »
Quote from: Hajo on September 26, 2009, 03:08:30 PM
I believe it is called the Galland Hood (G14s and K4s)
I am pretty sure the Galland Hood is an earlier design.
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Offline MiloMorai

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Re: 109 Bubble Canopy?
« Reply #12 on: September 26, 2009, 07:16:57 PM »
It is the Erla Haube. The Galland hood is actually the clear head armour which can be seen in Warspawn's photo.
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