Lysbombs off the mark?

[Rolds]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-up7Jqd1nA&feature=youtu.be

 

 

I'm having trouble with the Lysbombs. A few end up hitting the ground before their parachutes deploy and the rest end up 1/2 NM or more short of the point I am trying to illuminate every time, too far to cast any light on it. Video example above, am I missing something?

 

 

Open beta, recorded today.

[IDontLikeBigbrother]

Same here, this bug has happened since human knew how to use fire, and nothing changed till 2.5 era

[funkyfranky]

Yeah, mine always fell considerably short when I tried them, which is quite a while back. But it seems they still do looking at your vid.

[bertOC]

The manual page for the Lysbomb states to perform the pop-up at 4G, while in your video you pulled 7G initially and 6G constantly until release. Could this be what is making your bombs fall short?

 

I remember it working fairly accurate the last time i used it. I am doing everything exactly as you do except pulling 4G constantly. Maybe test again with this method? I'm away from my hardware right now otherwise i'd test myself.

[Rolds]

I wasn't pulling for G, tried to follow the ADI cues. The release is automatic when parameters are met, and I tried this many times and got the same result, so I don't think it is the pull up that is causing them to be short by the same distance each time.

 

 

 

 

Edit - I say this and then I go try it and find you are right! So what I was doing was trying to follow the pitch bar, but on recent attempts I limited myself to no more than 4 g in trying to track it, and it worked much better! This also fixed my other problem where not all lysbombs would release.

 

My revised understanding is that the pitch bar jumps up to the attitude you are meant to climb at but should not be followed, once you catch up and match that pitch the bombs start releasing. Was probably killing too much speed by pulling too hard.

Edited October 20, 2018 by Rolds
Actually tried what the guy said.

[bertOC]

I wasn't pulling for G, tried to follow the ADI cues. The release is automatic when parameters are met, and I tried this many times and got the same result, so I don't think it is the pull up that is causing them to be short by the same distance each time.

 

 

 

 

Edit - I say this and then I go try it and find you are right! So what I was doing was trying to follow the pitch bar, but on recent attempts I limited myself to no more than 4 g in trying to track it, and it worked much better! This also fixed my other problem where not all lysbombs would release.

 

My revised understanding is that the pitch bar jumps up to the attitude you are meant to climb at but should not be followed, once you catch up and match that pitch the bombs start releasing. Was probably killing too much speed by pulling too hard.

 

If you think about the real thing, a pilot would never subject himself to those Gs voluntarily, aswell as the airframe. I bet a 5G evasive turn is already stressing enough, so 7g pullup shouldt be normal procedure anywhere.

 

Good its all working as intended on that part, happy illuminating :)

[TLTeo]

For what it's worth it's the same for toss bombing, if you start your maneuver at the right distance/speed (around 4.5 km and mach 0.8 ish) and pull 4g it is surprisingly accurate.

[TOViper]

The manual page for the Lysbomb states to perform the pop-up at 4G, while in your video you pulled 7G initially and 6G constantly until release. Could this be what is making your bombs fall short?

 

I remember it working fairly accurate the last time i used it. I am doing everything exactly as you do except pulling 4G constantly. Maybe test again with this method? I'm away from my hardware right now otherwise i'd test myself.

 

 

Can confirm this method as working.

I did some tests with Lysbombs, and I got very good results.

But anyway, this was somewhat of 4 months ago.