Modern aircraft flying in WW2 Normandy?
Modern aircraft flying in WW2 Normandy
Ok, it is a given that there will be no modern Navigation to be had. At least if you fly it as a WW2 era simulation.
I would envision such as ‘Time travel’ Sim, not everyone’s cup of tea, given we fly the most up to date aircraft, with the modern Navigation aids.
I will point at an older film called ‘The Final Countdown’ movie that sends them back in time to December 6, 1941 just the day before the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor.
While the movie gloss over the Navigation details, what they did have was provided by the Carrier itself, not by the times.
Navigation aside I would point out the airfields would provide additional problems. Those at the time being of short in length, and questionable surfaces. Oh and throw-out communications. Haven’t studied it, I couldn’t say how far back the Redundancy of such systems would be.
The fact is most modern aircraft depend on modern advances in many areas. Fuel, munitions, and least we do not forget to maintain them, as these places can only fly a limited number of hours without it.
Ok if we rule out Maintenance, and such, as we are pilots :pilotfly: and usually do not concern ourselves overly much with it. – they wouldn’t give you an aircraft not ready to fly. Or armed. –
As one commenter suggested, such Navigation-contols could be toggled maybe by year, or simply on and off.
Realistic combat missions in the modern world would, of course, be out of the question, limiting us to training missions. There have been no wars in France since the end of WW2.
We could make up such a war… but just who would be the adversaries and do we really wish to heat up a cold war.
However, wouldn't be cool to go back to WW1 and fly Bi-Planes, now that would be some dog fighting. flying over the trenches. Tossing bomb out from the cockpit only to look back at the ground to see how close or far away you hit of missed.
We enjoy the simulation of flying, I can’t be sure anyone wants to actually kill anyone. It’s a simulation where no one gets hurt, no matter how often we crash and burn.
