Cannot Eject

[jokerBR]

Hi guys, was flying a SP mission today and got badly shot and wounded, but still able to see and control the plane (although with some difficulty). The fight was at 7K, and after being hit at some point I lost consciousness, but recovered it later when I was down a couple K. Realizing that I wouldn't be able to return to base or avoid a crash landing, I opened the canopy but when I pressed the CTRL+E to eject, I only heard a "thump" sound (something like kicking something in the cockpit or pressing a heavy button) but my pilot wouldn't eject. Kept trying (closing the canopy, I pressed CTRL+E again and the pilot opened it but didn't eject - always that "thump" sound). Is this a bug or it is to simulate that I was badly wounded and wouldn't climb the cockpit? If so, I should have tried to turn upside down (while still having some alt) and drop? Didn't try because was trying to keep plane from spiraling violently - full left rudder and almost full aft/left ailerons too to keep it turning gently while descending.

Ended up doing a nice belly landing on a field.

 

EDIT: forgot to mention: MIG-3

Thanks

 

Edited January 16, 2021 by jokerBR

[migmadmarine]

Excessive G, wounding and airspeed can all prevent bailout. 

[LukeFF]

6 minutes ago, migmadmarine said:

Excessive G, wounding and airspeed can all prevent bailout. 

 

As well as whether or not the canopy has an emergency jettison, which many Soviet planes do not have.

[jokerBR]

Thanks for the answers, guys. I wasn't flying fast (in fact I was slow), and only 1G (straight and level), open canopy, around 2k This leaves me with the wounding, but it didn't appear to be so severe... and that clank noise every time I pressed ctrl+e puzzles me (checked, there's no other command assigned to ctrl+e besides eject). 

Ok, will put this on the "investigate further" shelf and next time will try to fly upside down and see if my wounded pilot can bail out then. Maybe the eject system is now more sophisticated than before, taking more variables into account.

Edited January 17, 2021 by jokerBR

[RedKestrel]

1 hour ago, jokerBR said:

Thanks for the answers, guys. I wasn't flying fast (in fact I was slow), and only 1G (straight and level), open canopy, around 2k This leaves me with the wounding, but it didn't appear to be so severe... and that clank noise every time I pressed ctrl+e puzzles me (checked, there's no other command assigned to ctrl+e besides eject). 

Ok, will put this on the "investigate further" shelf and next time will try to fly upside down and see if my wounded pilot can bail out then. Maybe the eject system is now more sophisticated than before, taking more variables into account.

Sometimes, when you can't eject normally, pushing the stick forward at the same time as hitting CTRL-E seems to give you a negative G assist and yeets* you out of the cockpit.

*zoomer speak for "hurl at a high speed"