why are some fighter canopies so different all

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Anonymous10/23/26, 11:14No.65605399
Why are some fighter canopies so different? All older jets have this round toilet seat looking thing at the front, then some newer ones have a single structural bar thingy at the front like f-15 and f-18 but f-16 has one at the back. Modern stealth fighters are different too, f-22 has a one piece canopy but f-35 and chinese f-31 both have the bar... The reason cannot be technology, as ancient mig-21f13 had a cool one piece canopy too? Thank you for reading my post.
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Anon10/23/26, 11:54No.65605425
>Why are some fighter canopies so different? Why are some of human skin collors so differents?
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Anon10/23/26, 12:19No.65605453
Built Different
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Anon10/23/26, 12:22No.65605457
A drawback of curved glass is that it causes image distortion. It should be possible to divide the canopy into sections using a framework and install different types of glass panels—such as flat, bulletproof, or anti-glare glass—as needed.
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Anon10/23/26, 13:36No.65605551
the answer is probably related to tolerances in glass manufacturing
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Anon10/23/26, 16:33No.65605911
F16 is the best canopy. We cannot have it because stealth and bvr ruins modern air combat.
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Anon10/23/26, 16:34No.65605913
Samefagging?
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Anon10/23/26, 16:36No.65605923
(You) wouldn't exist without the 2012 Smith-Mundt modernization
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Anon10/23/26, 16:46No.65605932
Depends on the design of the combat aircraft overall, and location-configuration of the cockpit in the airframe. The earlier gen jet fighters, some had 'bubble' configuration but others had a 'semi-bubble' that was partly conformal with the dorsal fuselage e.g. the later MiG-21 variants. Also remember that many of the primary training aircraft were designed with side-by-side cockpit crew seating
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Anon10/23/26, 19:23No.65606199
>50s-mid-70s Heavy glass canopy to withstand supersonic flight. Straight, slanted forward piece acts as HUD reflector >mid-70s-today Polycarbonate/advanced plastic canopy. More difficult to manufacture, sometimes (F16) single bandless for visibility, usually has a frame band for support. Reduced max speed but nobody flies >M2.5 anyways (See MiG-31 vs. M) >Mid-2000s onwards Stealth coatings added
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Anon10/24/26, 23:57No.65609482
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Anon10/25/26, 00:04No.65609503
The F-35 looks like a stubby little penguin to me, but I do think its canopy looks really nice. The way it's neatly set in there just looks sleek and kinda cozy somehow.