What is it really?

[=EXPEND=CG_Justin]

The circular thing...in the lower right corner of the windscreen of the G6!?? I can't find anything about what it's called, or what it does. Anyone have a clue, or at least tell me where I can read about how it works?

 

Thanks in advance!

[Finkeren]

It is basically one of these:

 

[Martin077]

It is only necessary for the 109 series?

I did not notice such holes in other aircraft´s windows?

 

I wonder how other manufactorers solve the problem?

[BlitzPig_EL]

It's not a hole in the window.

 

It's a chemical desiccant between the two layers of armor glass to keep it from fogging up.

 

Not an issue on most other aircraft as their armored glass is a sandwich of layers with no air between them.

Edited April 8, 2018 by BlitzPig_EL

[Martin077]

Thank you!

[Pict]

It's doesn't seem to be a well thought out design, (which is supposed to be unusual for the Germans), as it reduces an already very small and critical viewing area.

 

Would it not have made more sense to put the chemical desiccant around the frame between the two layers of armor glass, thereby eliminating the view blocking effect?

 

There must have been a reason for putting where they put it...ease of maintenance?

Edited April 8, 2018 by Pict

[seafireliv]

Amazing. I had no idea. Now I have something else to bore friends with in the pub. But seriously I`m glad to know.

[Fritz_X]

Always interesting to learn something new, didn't know that!

 

It seems that not all G-6 front screens had this, though. Since I never saw this device before, I recently took a look into Eric 'Winkle' Brown's book 'Fighters of the Luftwaffe' and both the external blue print of the G-6, as well as the internal from inside the cockpit show the front screen without the plate.

Edited April 8, 2018 by Fritz_X

[Nightrise]

17 minutes ago, Pict said:

It's doesn't seem to be a well thought out design, (which is supposed to be unusual for the Germans), as it reduces an already very small and critical viewing area.

 

Would it not have made more sense to put the chemical desiccant around the frame between the two layers of armor glass, thereby eliminating the view blocking effect?

 

There must have been a reason for putting where they put it...ease of maintenance?

the slight reduced visibility is way better than the windows fogging  up and the massively reduced visibility that causes. 

[rolikiraly]

Also it's probably not as annoying in real life (two eyes) as it is on a normal monitor.

Edited April 8, 2018 by rolikiraly

[Field-Ops]

2 hours ago, rolikiraly said:

Also it's probably not as annoying in real life (two eyes) as it is on a normal monitor.

I wonder if VR users can share if this is the case for their two eye experience

[216th_Jordan]

4 minutes ago, Field-Ops said:

I wonder if VR users can share if this is the case for their two eye experience

 

Thats what i was thinking, with one eye only as we cyclopes have it, its a real pain to fly anything else than the E or F series 109s.

Edited April 8, 2018 by 216th_Jordan

[Pict]

3 hours ago, =FEW=nightrise said:

the slight reduced visibility is way better than the windows fogging  up and the massively reduced visibility that causes. 

 

Yes, that pretty much goes without saying...and if you read what I said, you most likely wouldn't feel the need to say it  

Edited April 8, 2018 by Pict

[Nightrise]

1 hour ago, Pict said:

 

Yes, that pretty much goes without saying...and if you read what I said, you most likely wouldn't feel the need to say it  

I miss read your middle sentence. anyway maybe it didn't work when put around the edges.