Friday 2010-07-02 Dev. update and Discussion Thread

[AWL_Spinner]

That formation shot got me thinking. Are you able to model the sound of unsynchronised German engines? I remember my Grandmother telling me how they could always tell when German aircraft were approaching due to the distinctive uneven pulsating sound of their engines. I think this was because the Luftwaffe couldn't or deliberately didn't synchronise their engines like the RAF did.

It was deliberate, and the RAF did it too.

There's a bit in Guy Gibson's book where he describes how this was common practice when crossing the enemy coast in Hampdens. The asynchronous thrum made life more uncomfortable for the crew but the theory was it put the flak aimers off (I'm not sure exactly how this worked but there must have been some science behind it).

Cheers, Spinner

[holdenbj]

Thank you Oleg, brilliant work - Friday's are good

[Hoverbug]

Originally Posted by AWL_Spinner

It was deliberate, and the RAF did it too.

There's a bit in Guy Gibson's book where he describes how this was common practice when crossing the enemy coast in Hampdens. The asynchronous thrum made life more uncomfortable for the crew but the theory was it put the flak aimers off (I'm not sure exactly how this worked but there must have been some science behind it).

Cheers, Spinner

Presumably it would throw off the acoustic detection systems. Not going to help much against radar though. Probably was far more effective at causing crew discomfort than tricking flak batteries.