I was going to say: there’s a door in the side of the plane for a reason, but then I saw you decided to leave it openThose spitfire pilots didn't have a lot of room did they!
I had a sit in the one at Hendon, and I was told to take my coat off.Those spitfire pilots didn't have a lot of room did they!
You are going to have to get used to this weather if you're off to the Lakes. Don't you wish those exhausts were round ?fine summers day
I had a sit in the one at Hendon, and I was told to take my coat off.View attachment 345290
Also had to empty my pockets, since if anything fell out it would fall through between the rudder control rods (there's no cockpit floor as such) and be
You are going to have to get used to this weather if you're off to the Lakes. Don't you wish those exhausts were round ?
I once read somewhere that for an American fighter jet (don’t recall which one, but probably one of the 1970s–80s ones), there is a special and very expensive tool that's used only to remove and install a couple of bolts in the cockpit — bolts which a normal spanner also fits onto just fine. The reason for the tool is because it will prevent the bolts being accidentally dropped. That in itself wouldn’t be too bad, except if dropped they apparently have a tendency to get in such a position, that when someone gets into the pilot’s seat and drops it to its lowest position, the seat’s rocket will fire …Also had to empty my pockets, since if anything fell out it would fall through between the rudder control rods (there's no cockpit floor as such) and be irretrievable.
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