True Altitude?

[Jeremiah_Weed]

Just FYI.............
After some more thought, I realized that bomb flight paths could be manipulated during flight between aircraft and target, and any manipulation could therefore remain unnoticed. I realized that rather than having several planes try to drop at the same time, just use a stopwatch and time the drop from plane to target from altitude. Any falling object, so long as no other force like drag or thrust is acting on it, will follow set rules...rules set by classical mechanics.

I dropped several bombs from altitude and the results were interesting. For instance, a 1000kg bomb (with zero delay) dropped from an IL-4 at 7650 meters took 41.77 seconds to impact. It should have only taken 39.49 seconds. Another drop from the same plane with the same bomb, but at 7850 meters, took 42.38 seconds to impact. It should have only taken 40.01 seconds. Other drops from other aircraft using different types of bombs resulted in very similar results. All time-of-flights from this altitude took 2+ seconds longer than would be expected.

Other drops from other planes at lower altitudes achieved similar results, with all drops taking longer than expected. A drop from a Ju88 at 4820m took 32.74 seconds and it should have only taken 31.35 seconds. A drop from a B5N2 at 4950m took 32.58 seconds and it should have only taken 31.77 seconds. Another drop from a B5N2 from 4890m took 32.39 seconds and it should have only taken 31.57 seconds.

Conclusion: YES...flight paths from bombs ARE being manipulated in IL-2 and are NOT following the rules of classical mechanics.