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Old 09-27-2010, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Romanator21 View Post
Well, yes, the trapeze swung down before release in order to keep the bomb away from the prop. The mechanism is not modeled in IL-2.

PS - I was looking for a video which would demonstrate the movement of the trapeze, when I stumbled upon this gem of historical accuracy. (watch from 3:45 until 4:10)


There is a close shot of the "Ablenkgabel" at 1'10" on this video.





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