Originally Posted by
heights good
Apparently the new helicopters at Shawbury as so small that 90% of crewmen are unable to 'fit' into the cabin safely, which means airworthiness is a huge issue due to crash protection...
Perhaps I think in an unusual way, but surely someone asked a crewman at some point to have a look at the aircraft before they bought an entire fleet of them?!?
Or you specify something like “airframe provided must be suitable for 5-95 percentile male/female aircrew”, and “must provide crash worthy seating for all aircrew”...