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Old 12-24-2011, 09:22 AM
Auger73 Auger73 is offline
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Originally Posted by aelius View Post

"Shorty" Keough (or Keogh) was an American who fought in the Battle of Britain. Only 4'10" tall, he was the shortest pilot to fly for the RAF and required several inflatable cushions under his parachute to see over the cowling of his Hurricane.

Regardless of the person's size, in other words, pilots still have to sit at a relatively uniform height in the cockpit, which, compared to photographs, seems to be too low in Cliffs of Dover.
I agree. The pilot's eyes need to be at a certain level to be able to have good situational awareness.

Great work with the skins, btw!

Last edited by Auger73; 12-24-2011 at 09:24 AM. Reason: removed pic
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