Thread: 109 cant do XXXX anymore.
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Old 08-01-2011, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Crumpp View Post
Just a note...

That is hardly realistic. Nobody flew at 36,000 feet operationally for any length of time during WWII. United States Oxygen systems during the war would be hard pressed to keep a pilot conscious for any long term exposure and fighting would be very problematic.

From the USAAF study on the physiological effects of altitude exposure on USAAF crews during the bombing campaign:
We need to develop an realistic oxigen system mod for the old IL2!

EDIT: I would have done even the one to simulate the belts and limit the head movement on the cockpit but...
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