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Old 13th Apr 2007, 09:46
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teeteringhead

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It was a bit tight in the front seats of a Vulcan to wear a bonedome
.. a bit off thread and perhaps more suited to AH&N, but ISTR an ageing aviator (when I was a young one!) telling me the Vulcan was originally designed for a single pilot, hence the lack of lateral space in the cockpit??

And even further off thread, didn't "The Right Stuff" strongly imply that Chuck Yeager "invented" the bonedome by modifying a football helmet???
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