Aircrews the wrong size?

[PeterPanPan]

Here's a pic I took of the Suttleworth Hurricane last year, just getting airborne. It shows the pilot's position pretty well I think.



PPanPan

[Rodolphe]

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A close formation of N°56 squadron Hurricanes Mk.I during 1939 or early 1940.

Pilots of Hurricanes, "E for Edward" and "H for Harry", have a rather low seat position in comparison with the pilot of "A for Ace".








Another exemple with N°1 Squadron Hurricanes Mk.IIC formation here with open canopies.








Seat and Mounting, Spitfire V Manual (A.P.1565E)

The handle moves between two quadrants attached to the seat and engages in any one of six notches in the quadrant to lock the seat in the desired position. The total adjustment of the seat is 4 in.

Hurricane AE977 seat mechanism




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[kendo65]

Thanks Rodolphe. Seems the 'height' issue anyway has been definitively settled.

That first pic of the Hurricanes is pretty good, by the way.