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Old 13th Nov 2022, 00:17
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fdr
 
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Originally Posted by megan
fdr, I was going to suggest going back to open cockpits so you could feel the wind on the face, but you've shot me down , the old timers didn't like the introduction of canopies because they and the aircraft were no longer "one". Love your work irrespective of thread.
stick barbs pointing inwards from the sides of the cockpit, perhaps the crews would notice that all is not well when stuck with a fish hook. or an electric prod...

Apparently being slapped in the side of the head by lateral forces is too subtle for us nowadays.
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