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Originally Posted by RCfalcon
Yeah, I know the whole point of that project was a jet fighter that could be made relatively easy. They probably had metal or something over the parts that would be directly exposed to the heat from the jet, or something.
I've always wondered how the pilots got out of that thing. Seems like it would be a bitch to bail out of...with the engine right behind the cockpit and all.
*pops off the canopy and starts to climb out* "Im going to make it, Im going to make i---" *gets sucked into the engine*
I think I heard they had some kind of mechanism to jettison the seat away from the plane, but Im not sure. Not like Hitler was ever very concerned about employee safety.
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They had ejector seats, I think.