BF 109 canopy and bailing out

[Adlerhorst]

The BF 109 canopy appears hinged and opens to the right.I am curious about how the pilot bailed out. Some aircraft were notoriously difficult to get out of or away from. In some cases the pilot dives out, in other cases the pilot inverted the aircraft and just dropped out. In the case of the 109 does it lock open or if once open and the aircraft became inverted would it slam shut? Could they jettison the canopy? If not were they obligated to go out the left side -- which in case of fire on the port side might be problematic/

[Ze-Jamz]

Yes mate they can jettison the canopy...just like you can

Check options and keybinding OR you can click on it to release, it's the small red lever on the left hand side towards the front of the franr

[Buchon]

The default key is Control + j

You can use the click able cockpit too, its the red trigger at your left.

[III/JG53_Don]

Is it only me who have problems with the german pilot to bail out?
Every time and I mean EVERY time I bail out in a german plane the parachute doesn't open and the pilot touches the ground in a very ungentle way.
I definitely pack a parachute for the german pilots in the menue and I just don't have a clue what I do wrong.

[JG301_HaJa]

Pull the cord

Sorry couldn't resist

[senseispcc]

Originally Posted by III/JG53_Don

Is it only me who have problems with the german pilot to bail out?
Every time and I mean EVERY time I bail out in a german plane the parachute doesn't open and the pilot touches the ground in a very ungentle way.
I definitely pack a parachute for the german pilots in the menue and I just don't have a clue what I do wrong.

The German pilot jettison his canopy by pulling the red cord in the left part of the instrument panel then jump and open his parachute...

[badfinger]

senseispcc,

I see you use the G940. I'm using the MS FFB stick, but I have a G940 and am wondering if I should change or stay with a good thing.

Also, is there a place in a menu to add/not add a parachute?

binky9

[senseispcc]

Originally Posted by binky9

senseispcc,

I see you use the G940. I'm using the MS FFB stick, but I have a G940 and am wondering if I should change or stay with a good thing.

Also, is there a place in a menu to add/not add a parachute?

binky9

Use the parachute is a volontary action I use my mouse, pull the cord or jettison the canopy or ctrl +j sometime ctrl+o, and the keys, ctrl+e, to open the parachute and my joystick to fly the planes but I am a RAF fan and do not often fly German or axis planes.

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Adlerhorst

The BF 109 canopy appears hinged and opens to the right.I am curious about how the pilot bailed out. Some aircraft were notoriously difficult to get out of or away from. In some cases the pilot dives out, in other cases the pilot inverted the aircraft and just dropped out. In the case of the 109 does it lock open or if once open and the aircraft became inverted would it slam shut? Could they jettison the canopy? If not were they obligated to go out the left side -- which in case of fire on the port side might be problematic/

I knew it would come in handy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-Dnq...feature=relmfu

[RASmith1030]

Wow, Richie, great film.

Now, I have a question. Did the German pilots jettison the canopy, even when just trying to ditch? I guess that would make it easier to get out of when the plane hit the ground (in case of fire).

See time 1:11 in the film, obviously, the 109 driver was not going to bail (too low). And, all the shots of the ditched 109s looked like the canopy was jettisoned, not just opened.

I have not been jettisoning the canopy in my sim ditches (I need to do that a lot), but now, maybe I will, to be historically accurate!