Captain's seat?
Captain's seat?
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Tor,
I dont know about helicopters but as far as fixed wing are concerned I am led to believe it harks back to maritime origins.
Apparently a ships captain always sits on the left of the bridge so ships passing port to port can see each other.
Of course I stand to be corrected.
TBL
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I dont know about helicopters but as far as fixed wing are concerned I am led to believe it harks back to maritime origins.
Apparently a ships captain always sits on the left of the bridge so ships passing port to port can see each other.
Of course I stand to be corrected.
TBL
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Tor,
I think TBL is right.I recall one of my captains talking about it the other day.
As for helicopters I believe one Igor Sikorsky was left handed so he moved to the right seat to improve his control of the heli with that funny handbrake thing (cyclic/collective)
Maybe someone who actually flies them has got other ideas :d
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I think TBL is right.I recall one of my captains talking about it the other day.
As for helicopters I believe one Igor Sikorsky was left handed so he moved to the right seat to improve his control of the heli with that funny handbrake thing (cyclic/collective)
Maybe someone who actually flies them has got other ideas :d
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I was always told that when Igor Sikorsky built his first helicopter that the tailrotor was on the right side and he had better visibility when clearing the tail from obstacles. I know on current Sikorsky aircraft the tail rotor is on the right side.
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The way I heard it is that Igor Sikorsky flew from the left, same as airplanes, but he didn't change seats when he taught others to fly, so his students learned to fly from the right hand seat, and stayed there.
Which side is the fire extinguisher on?
Which side is the fire extinguisher on?
