Bail out

[jvandemark]

How do I bail out of the Spitfire and open my chute? do I have a chute?

I assume here that it's possible? or do you just go down with the plane?

just started flying war birds, so this is all new to me

I'm use to just ejecting from a jet

Thanks

Edited June 1, 2024 by jvandemark

[razo+r]

27 minutes ago, jvandemark said:

How do I bail out of the Spitfire and open my chute?

Like in any aircraft in DCS, LCtrl+E 3 times.

27 minutes ago, jvandemark said:

do I have a chute?

 

Of course.

 

[jvandemark]

haha, thanks

Do I need to do anything to get the shut to open?

or does it just open

[razo+r]

It is the same like in any aircraft in DCS, you press it, and your pilot will automatically jettison the canopy and jump out.

As an alternative, you could also fly with the canopy open, if you so desire.

[Slippa]

On 6/1/2024 at 4:51 PM, razo+r said:

It is the same like in any aircraft in DCS, you press it, and your pilot will automatically jettison the canopy and jump out.

As an alternative, you could also fly with the canopy open, if you so desire.

I almost always fly about with my lid open in the Spit. Better sounds, better visibility and I just like to feel the wind in my hair. If the farmers have been out spreading the fields I close it in case it’s a bit whiffy. 

Does the canopy jettison on the Spit? I’ve never noticed. Obviously it shouldn’t if it does. Might be me being pedantic but I’m curious now. I’ll have to close it and give it a go.

Welcome to vintage props jvandermark. Try not to jump out of too many ol bean, keep the gear in for a belly landing and seek resistance fighters over occupied territory. Good luck .

[Art-J]

2 hours ago, Slippa said:

Does the canopy jettison on the Spit? I’ve never noticed. Obviously it shouldn’t if it does. Might be me being pedantic but I’m curious now. I’ll have to close it and give it a go.

It does and it should :). Not "jettison" in modern aircraft sense, mind you, but that red knob on top was connected via steel wires to pins holding the canopy, its rails and fuselage together. When pulled, it would release the canopy so that it could simply fall off the airplane blown away by airstream.

I don't know if there's a functional key/button command to activate the mechanism, but clicking on the knob works fine.

Edited November 19, 2024 by Art-J

[Slippa]

I’m still wondering about the MkI and IIs.

I’ve got the manual for them here, I’ll have to fish it out.

Richard Hillary always comes to mind when there’s mention of this type of thing. He was badly burned during the Battle of Britain and in his book ‘The last enemy’ he says he struggled to open the hood and it was getting jammed. He said ground crew had done some filing in an effort to improve the running on the rail but reports of it happening are sketchy. He was stuck in his burning Spit but managed to roll it over and drop out eventually into the Channel off Ramsgate. Went through hell to recover and should never have been allowed to fly again. He was killed in an accident flying a Blenheim on conversion training.

The point that sticks is that he was struggling to slide it back, not pull on an emergency lever. I’d expect the MkVs & IXs to have it worked out but I wonder especially about the early marques.

There’s only one thing for it, we’ll have to have the MkI, II, Vb and Griffon engined IX released in the sim so we can compare them all. 

I’ll grab the manual later…

Edited November 20, 2024 by Slippa
Typo had me asking for a MkIV?

[Slippa]

From the manual for Mks I & II

Still a bit dodgy with the ‘on aeroplanes not fitted’ caveat.

We can eject safely, why is this making my brain itch today? 

[Art-J]

Ouch, can't imagine fiddling with a bloody crowbar when there's a fire from fuselage tank blowing in yer face!

[Slippa]

I remembered this the other night and popped the lid off. Made a change, a bit like early analogue chaff, chuck em the canopy, that’ll distract em. 

[Nightdare]

On 11/20/2024 at 8:08 PM, Art-J said:

Ouch, can't imagine fiddling with a bloody crowbar when there's a fire from fuselage tank blowing in yer face!

 

I can imagine a man and a crowbar can be highly motivated when his plums are on fire