Pilot PPrune, meet Pilot PProne!
As speeds rose during the mid-40s aviation began to look for ways of overcoming G-forces which caused pilots to black out while manoeuvring. This was an American test rig of 1949 and does not look very comfortable to me. Our several ex-Meteor drivers will remember the prone-pilot Meteor with a lengthened nose to accommodate the pilot on his tummy. It wasn't a success because the pilot could neither look behind him nor eject, both disadvantages to any fighter. I believe this unique Meteor is preserved at IWM Cosford Museum.