Originally Posted by
Sleeve Wing
This is quite feasible. We had a "tall lad" whose thigh length was too much to clear the instrument panel of a GA11 in the event of ejection. He completed all his training in a T8 with the right hand seat "blanked" for all solo flights.
Appreciating that it's not exactly like for like, the back story (you'll see what I did there.....) at Posts 7 to 11 of the
Torrey Canyon - 40 years on may be of interest.
Jack