Probability of parachute failure

[Blooddawn1942]

One thing I was wondering about for ages. I can't imagine that the failure rate of parachutes in 1940 was as high as in CloD. Just witnessed it today again. 3 out of 5 bail outs were fatal. 

If this were true, the RAF would have run out of pilots in the BoB rather quick. 

[FTC_Karaya]

Successrate depends on various factors including speed and attitude of the aircraft. Your chances are much higher if you are straight and level at a moderate speed than in a screaming vertical dive.

[LLv34_Flanker]

S!

 

No wonder AI pops out like a jack-in-the-box when hit ?

[THERION]

7 minutes ago, Blooddawn1942 said:

One thing I was wondering about for ages. I can't imagine that the failure rate of parachutes in 1940 was as high as in CloD. Just witnessed it today again. 3 out of 5 bail outs were fatal. 

If this were true, the RAF would have run out of pilots in the BoB rather quick. 

 

I have two biographies - one of Günther Rall and the other one of Walter Krupinski. Both independently said, that if any possibility was given to belly land,

they preferred to do that instead of hitting the silk. That, because these parachutes didn't always work as they should and hanging on a parachute was

risky because of being shot down (chute killing) or having to land on enemy territory was quite high.

 

I remember that Günther Rall told a story where he was shot down on the eastern front and didn't want to bail out because he still was over enemy hold

terrain. So he preferred to belly land just behind the front line where he ditched in a small slope at the end of a field and was injured badly in the face and

broke his back (he nearly lost his airworthiness because of this).

[Blooddawn1942]

59 minutes ago, JG4_Karaya said:

Successrate depends on various factors including speed and attitude of the aircraft. Your chances are much higher if you are straight and level at a moderate speed than in a screaming vertical dive.

 

Yes. I consider those factors. The last bail out this morning was me in a Spitfire with dead engine. Floating gentle and level at 5k ft with 120 mph. I would consider this near perfect conditions for a bail out. Nevertheless the chute didn't open. 

 

I've always loved that feature. Don't get me wrong. It forces You to think about bailing out very carefully. But I think the likehood of failure is a little bit overdone. 

54 minutes ago, THERION said:

 

I have two biographies - one of Günther Rall and the other one of Walter Krupinski. Both independently said, that if any possibility was given to belly land,

they preferred to do that instead of hitting the silk. That, because these parachutes didn't always work as they should and hanging on a parachute was

risky because of being shot down (chute killing) or having to land on enemy territory was quite high.

 

I remember that Günther Rall told a story where he was shot down on the eastern front and didn't want to bail out because he still was over enemy hold

terrain. So he preferred to belly land just behind the front line where he ditched in a small slope at the end of a field and was injured badly in the face and

broke his back (he nearly lost his airworthiness because of this).

I'm aware that a belly landing under good circumstances is much safer than jumping out of the bloody plane. 

I've also read those accounts. But I guess it's one thing do bring your aircraft in the Russian steppe down compared to the dense populated and tree infected European regions.

Should be no problem this evening over the desert though. ?

Edited August 6, 2020 by Blooddawn1942

[Sokol1]

16 hours ago, Blooddawn1942 said:

The last bail out this morning was me in a Spitfire with dead engine.

 

You are playing in SP or MP?

 

For whatever reason in some Quick Mission parachute failure is always warranted.

 

Edited August 7, 2020 by Sokol1

[Blooddawn1942]

6 hours ago, Sokol1 said:

 

You are playing in SP or MP?

 

For whatever reason in some Quick Mission parachute failure is always warranted.

 

I play in mp here and there, but 90 % sp. 

That could be it. 

[FTC_Karaya]

Check your mission if parachute is actually checked. Cant parachute down if you do not have one.

[No.54_Reddog]

Karaya has a very good point. I spent a good portion of my early career dying every time, to discover my pilot character wasn't actually wearing a parachute, so it would never open even though it looked like I had one when I got the jump animation.

 

Just another Clodism.

[Blooddawn1942]

All 3 Pilots are equipped with a chute. Had failure again, this time on quick mission in Tobruk map. 

[Deyk0311]

Ever find a fix for this? I'm having the same issue. I got my parachute to deploy once while flying a Spit Vb. Every other time I was using a Spit Ia or I, 40 jumps, no luck. Its not the end of the world but its really immersion breaking knowing I can't bail if I have to.

[5th_Barone]

Parachute is damageable by enemy' shots in clod? I mean while you are still in cockpit.

[Sokol1]

No, chute and pilot under are "imaterial" (UbiZ00 "wishes").