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Why a bomber does not drop the bomb when it is vertically above the target?
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∙ 10y ago
Because with the speed the aircraft is traveling, the bomb will fall at an angle, and fall forward, therefore missing the target by a long way depending on the altitude dropped.
Thomas Lynch
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∙ 14y agoWWII bombers were flying at over two hundred miles per hour when they released their bombs. Thus, the bombs were also traveling forward at over two hundred miles an hour when they were released, until gravity began to pull them downward. The bombardier had a very complex, highly secret bombsight, which was supposed to calculate the distance from the target the bombs should be released, and which could be adjusted to allow for the force of crosswinds. The bombers had to fly straight and level toward the target for two minutes while the bombardier, who was actually in control of the airplane through his bombsight on this "bomb run", got the airplane lined up to drop the bombs with the right amount of lead so that they would come to earth on the target.
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∙ 11y agoBombs don't drop straight down. You have to take into account the plane's speed first off. By the time you think you are over the target, there is still a lag between when you see the target and when you open the bay doors. Also, the plane doesn't stay still - it's still moving as the bombs are dropping.
You also have to take into consideration any wind, altitude etc.
"Now, if you were to drop a bomb in a vacuum, it would land right under the plane, no matter what your altitude or speed. However, in the real world with wind resistance and whatnot, the plane was always ahead of the bomb."
Milt's Memoirs - bombadier training in WW2
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