Chief_Mouser Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 Really loving the Schwalbe - once I got the engines started (thanks Requiem ) - but a couple of times I have accidentally opened, and lost, the canopy at high speed. Now I can make adjustments on my HOTAS to prevent me doing this again, but would this have been so easy in reality? Other aircraft in the sim won't let you open canopies at high speed unless you bail out. Shouldn't the 262 have a canopy lock, especially when considering its speed? Mind you, losing the canopy doesn't seem to affect the pilot; it just makes the whole flight a lot noisier!
Herne Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 Quote Mind you, losing the canopy doesn't seem to affect the pilot; it just makes the whole flight a lot noisier! 7
Yogiflight Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 It has a lock at the left side. But IIRC it was the way to bail out of the 262, to open the canopy and let it get blown away by the wind flow.
migmadmarine Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 Also, part of the key press is undoing the canopy lock, so it is a bit of a moot point if there is one. Also opening the canopy at speed to jettison it is something I do before ditching in the 109 at least, so i rather like having the option available.
E4GLEyE Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Herne said: I can hear him yell "Poweeeeer!" Edited June 11, 2019 by E4GLEyE
1CGS LukeFF Posted June 11, 2019 1CGS Posted June 11, 2019 4 hours ago, Yogiflight said: It has a lock at the left side. But IIRC it was the way to bail out of the 262, to open the canopy and let it get blown away by the wind flow. There's an emergency canopy release on the right hand side.
migmadmarine Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 Am I crazy, or wasn't there waaaaaaay back in the original Stalingrad beta phases a separate key to jettison the canopy in flight?
1CGS LukeFF Posted June 11, 2019 1CGS Posted June 11, 2019 Just now, thenorm said: Am I crazy, or wasn't there waaaaaaay back in the original Stalingrad beta phases a separate key to jettison the canopy in flight? Yes, there was.
Yogiflight Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 1 hour ago, LukeFF said: There's an emergency canopy release on the right hand side. Yes you are right, opening with the lever at the left side was just in the case, that the canopy wasn't ejected by the springs after pulling the emergency lever.
migmadmarine Posted June 11, 2019 Posted June 11, 2019 39 minutes ago, LukeFF said: Yes, there was. Ah. It was a small thing, but shame we lost it. It shall live on in my heart. 1
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