Another noob question on P-47 iron ring sight

[lantern53]

I've always suspected you used it for divebombing and it's offset due to engine torque...right or wrong?...and does anyone use it that way?

[DD_Arthur]

6 minutes ago, lantern53 said:

right or wrong?...

 

wrong.

[RedKestrel]

8 minutes ago, lantern53 said:

I've always suspected you used it for divebombing and it's offset due to engine torque...right or wrong?...and does anyone use it that way?

It's just a backup for the reflector site. If you move your head laterally you can line the ring up with a bead mounted on the nose. It was not uncommon for gunsight bulb to burn out or not function so it was considered prudent to have a backup physical gunsight. If you line your head up right you'll notice your bullets converge at the bead.

[migmadmarine]

You'll see a lot of other aircraft have similar, be it a large physical ring and bead sight like on the P-40 or P-39, or the very small ones mounted on the German sights. 

[ShamrockOneFive]

Even the F/A-18C has a physical ring and bead sight located on the edge of the HUD. In the event of a HUD failure. So that takes us right into 2005 at least (I'm assume after that too) where that is still a thing that is done just in-case the technology fails.

 

[Jaegermeister]

Or you could stick your chewing gum on the windshield like Robin Olds when the bulb burns out.

[Avimimus]

On 6/25/2020 at 9:11 PM, DD_Arthur said:

wrong.

 

Would it be sarcastic to describe your response as "being as informative as it is verbose"?

[DD_Arthur]

5 hours ago, Avimimus said:

Would it be sarcastic to describe your response as "being as informative as it is verbose"?

 

It would be irrelevant. The OP has asked a question and requested a binary answer.