epozar Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Rearview mirrors were present *ONLY* on British and American fighters... why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, epozar said: Rearview mirrors were present *ONLY* on British and American fighters... why? So, only British and US? Bf 109: https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/1959371_589823447774018_1745206171_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=uIlUgLiME1cAX9LoTNZ&_nc_ht=scontent-vie1-1.xx&oh=00_AfBfPl350OTIl5JEzya6otBvukQ6n2YNDfvsdymBcAquTQ&oe=63EBC931 https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/1662128_589823514440678_1426457612_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=WvXrPls0jaYAX--O4by&_nc_ht=scontent-vie1-1.xx&oh=00_AfA3oDdGXK-tEdL60dV3dx5JvvIMSuP4S68trVfdWDxunw&oe=63EBC1DF https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/1888464_589823664440663_591916922_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=Xbi_Kx4nuNgAX_f5HtN&_nc_ht=scontent-vie1-1.xx&oh=00_AfDsHFgvV7i4RtxVuyfvBNIHwAC2c9TC73dXBnwdkQabfA&oe=63EBD90C https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51316343555_f33de1b15e_b.jpg https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-764ad9bc238883d71ca61008afaaf95f-lq https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5585&d=1383754573 https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/~YoAAOSwDaVfnxXA/s-l1600.jpg Yak-1: http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/soviet/yak1/erymn_b2.jpg Yak-3: https://airpages.ru/img/ru/eremin_03.jpg Other types like the Fw 190 or many Yakovlev or Lavochkin fighters basically had full vision canopy so maybe it was not considered necessary by the pilots (these were mostly field modifications). Furthermore, considering that such a mirror was subject to vibration, it begs the question of how useful they really were. Maybe the fact that in most cases these mirrors were field modifications on individual aircraft and not implemented in large scale by the manufacturers already provides that answer. Cheers Markus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blimpyboy Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Why, to assist in reverse parking, of course! 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 And not always mounted where you'd expect it to be. This is an early fabric-wing Hurricane: Or on an unexpected aircraft. This is a Lysander of 400 Squadron RCAF soon after their arrival in Britain, in 1940. ( Photo from @Carl V ). Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS_w Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 MS406 were fitted with rear vision mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epozar Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, BS_w said: MS406 were fitted with rear vision mirror not on those photos? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epozar Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 15 hours ago, Shorty84 said: So, only British and US? Bf 109: https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/1959371_589823447774018_1745206171_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=uIlUgLiME1cAX9LoTNZ&_nc_ht=scontent-vie1-1.xx&oh=00_AfBfPl350OTIl5JEzya6otBvukQ6n2YNDfvsdymBcAquTQ&oe=63EBC931 https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/1662128_589823514440678_1426457612_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=WvXrPls0jaYAX--O4by&_nc_ht=scontent-vie1-1.xx&oh=00_AfA3oDdGXK-tEdL60dV3dx5JvvIMSuP4S68trVfdWDxunw&oe=63EBC1DF https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.18169-9/1888464_589823664440663_591916922_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=cdbe9c&_nc_ohc=Xbi_Kx4nuNgAX_f5HtN&_nc_ht=scontent-vie1-1.xx&oh=00_AfDsHFgvV7i4RtxVuyfvBNIHwAC2c9TC73dXBnwdkQabfA&oe=63EBD90C https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51316343555_f33de1b15e_b.jpg https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-764ad9bc238883d71ca61008afaaf95f-lq https://theairtacticalassaultgroup.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5585&d=1383754573 https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/~YoAAOSwDaVfnxXA/s-l1600.jpg Yak-1: http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/soviet/yak1/erymn_b2.jpg Yak-3: https://airpages.ru/img/ru/eremin_03.jpg Other types like the Fw 190 or many Yakovlev or Lavochkin fighters basically had full vision canopy so maybe it was not considered necessary by the pilots (these were mostly field modifications). Furthermore, considering that such a mirror was subject to vibration, it begs the question of how useful they really were. Maybe the fact that in most cases these mirrors were field modifications on individual aircraft and not implemented in large scale by the manufacturers already provides that answer. Cheers Markus Individualistic non-official approach for sure :))) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blimpyboy Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 (edited) Here are some more German examples: Edited January 22 by Blimpyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blimpyboy Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Some Aussies: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blimpyboy Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Some Romanians: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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