He111 altimeter

[[DBS]Prody]

I tried to look for this but there is no mention, also i don't know if it is a bug or not . After a patch from spring (i guess) , on a He111 there is a difference in what the cockpit and the bomb-sight altimeters are showing, a big one - some 200 meters and i don't know what to make of it , is it intended ? I don't remember having this issue in the past, both altimeters were showing the same value . Also, what is the real one ? The cockpit altimeter is showing 4000 meters and the one from the bomb sight is showing some 4300 meters

 Thanks 

[6./ZG26_Loke]

The difference has been there longer.

[[DBS]Prody]

oh, ok - but what is the point of it and which one is the correct altitude ?

Edited November 9, 2015 by [RO]ThePrody

[Lusekofte]

This is not a bug, You got a difference in indicated and true altitude, same goes for indicated speed (IAS) and true airspeed (TAS) The bombsight give you the true altitude and airspeed. This is a feature making it easier to level bomb in this game compared to COD where you need to calculate this your self. 

In my mind being a pilot in a multi crew aircraft you could say the calculation was made by your AI bomb aimer, and the GSP plotting in map is done by your invisible friend the navigator. Flying all simulators in this genre my success rate is the same in all games. So I would not consider this system inferior 

 

The altimeter operate in atmospheric pressure, this is different in Wintermap and summer map . If you reset your altimeter to 0 before takeoff you will find the difference lesser in winter map and it will show less altitude in summertime

Edited November 9, 2015 by LuseKofte

[[DBS]Prody]

i see, thank you for clarifying this for me .

[LukeFF]

As VikS once explained it to me, the cockpit altimeter shows barometric pressure, while the bombsight altimeter shows atmospheric pressure. 

[AndyJWest]

As VikS once explained it to me, the cockpit altimeter shows barometric pressure, while the bombsight altimeter shows atmospheric pressure. 

 

A Barometer is a device for measuring atmospheric pressure. 

 

I thought that the difference was that the cockpit altimeter showed height above sea level (or airfield, if set to that), while the bombsight showed current height above the ground - at least, I seem to recall that it used to work that way. 

[Dutchvdm]

This is not a bug, You got a difference in indicated and true altitude, same goes for indicated speed (IAS) and true airspeed (TAS) The bombsight give you the true altitude and airspeed. This is a feature making it easier to level bomb in this game compared to COD where you need to calculate this your self. 

In my mind being a pilot in a multi crew aircraft you could say the calculation was made by your AI bomb aimer, and the GSP plotting in map is done by your invisible friend the navigator. Flying all simulators in this genre my success rate is the same in all games. So I would not consider this system inferior 

 

The altimeter operate in atmospheric pressure, this is different in Wintermap and summer map . If you reset your altimeter to 0 before takeoff you will find the difference lesser in winter map and it will show less altitude in summertime

 

Are you sure about the IAS and the TAS? Because i can't believe there is only a 5/10 km/h difference between those at 4000 meters. 

 

Grt Martijn

[LukeFF]

 

 

Are you sure about the IAS and the TAS? Because i can't believe there is only a 5/10 km/h difference between those at 4000 meters.

 

The bombsights in the game are designed to use IAS, which is what the indicator shows. Same way it's done in Rise of Flight. 

[FTC_Frederf]

Bombers have 3 altimeter readings:

Airfield-Reference Barometric

Standard-Reference Barometric

True Altitude

 

The first two are chosen in the pilot's cockpit. The third is shown on the bomb sight and compared to reality is nonsensical as it shows true altitude at all times. All three will naturally disagree. The bomb sight altimeter is always perfect.

 

If you wish to drop from a height X above a target then you must fly so that bomb sight altimeter reads X+targetElevation. It takes further (somewhat complicated) calculation to find out what QFE or pressure altitude to fly on the pilot's gauge to achieve this true altitude.

 

For example (for a particular weather) I must fly 2760m pressure altitude or 2410m QFE to be at 2500m true altitude which is 2396m height over target having an elevation of 104m.

[F/JG300_Gruber]