Oxygen equipment

[Coalcat1]

    There are some aircraft in the game, such as the I16, Brew ( no this is not linked to my hate of said AC) and a few other early war AC. I would like to see that if one of these AC goes above 10k for more than 3min that the pilot will start to black out as if the pilot had a PW and die with in 10min.

                                                                Coalcat1
                                                                   Have at it

[Lusche]

What makes yuo think early war planes had no oxygen systems?

[Coalcat1]

Not all early war birds had oxygen systems, the I16 being one of them. The Brew had no oxygen system as far as I know, but please correct me.

[FLOOB]

He may be right. What year was oxygen invented?

[kvuo75]

I want to know where the 3 minutes at 10,000msl comes from.. 

I took the gondola up to the summit of mammoth mountain in California (11,060msl) and could have sat there indefinitely.

[Lusche]

Not all early war birds had oxygen systems, the I16 being one of them.

By the beginning of WW2, oxygen was pretty much standard with all fighters, including the I-16. AFAIK the Finnish Brewsters had oxygen systems as well.

[Coalcat1]

I was under the impression that the I16 didn't have any oxygen systems, but I'm still pretty sure the US and Brit brews didn't have oxygen systems so if both where added this would be an interesting thing to see.  It could also be a breakable system in other AC perhaps and if hit, you would need to stick around 10k or so. By the way, it was a typo, was supposed to say around 10k.

[Zimme83]

Lack of pressurised cabins should be a bigger concern. W/o it u are not able to go above 30k even w 100% oxygen. so the B-29 should be pretty much unchallenged above 30k.

[Puma44]

I was under the impression that the I16 didn't have any oxygen systems, but I'm still pretty sure the US and Brit brews didn't have oxygen systems so if both where added this would be an interesting thing to see.  It could also be a breakable system in other AC perhaps and if hit, you would need to stick around 10k or so. By the way, it was a typo, was supposed to say around 10k.

"around 10K" still isn't accurate.  Here's a Time of Useful Consciousness (TUC) chart for reference. 

[Coalcat1]

You know what I mean, at 10k you don't have to worry about blacking out 

[Someguy63]

You know what I mean, at 10k you don't have to worry about blacking out 

However, some may become dizzy at 10,000 feet.

[Dragon Tamer]

Go ahead and add it, the P-47 has 2 oxygen systems! If you knock one out, I'll still be up there bullying your aircraft! 

[LCADolby]

What year was oxygen invented?

Oh that tickled me

 

[Ack-Ack]

All Brewster Buffalo models (including export models) were equipped with two oxygen tanks mounted in a wire mesh enclosure (to protect from fragments in case O2 bottle shot) mounted aft of the pilot. An oxygen regulator and mask were mounted on the starboard side of the pilot, within easy reach.

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[Ack-Ack]

By the beginning of WW2, oxygen was pretty much standard with all fighters, including the I-16. AFAIK the Finnish Brewsters had oxygen systems as well.

Towards the end of WW1 (1918), air forces on both sides started to experiment with using oxygen in their planes.  I believe that the RAF started to include in either the Dolphin or the Snipe an oxygen system for the pilot, however, pilots frequently complained that the oxygen bottles were so small that it only contained enough oxygen for a few 'gulps'.  After WW1, it became more common to include oxygen systems in planes.

WW1 RAF oxygen system.




WW1 German oxygen system


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