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Originally Posted by airmalik
I wonder if it's something to do with how the hurricane pilot (screenshot) is modeled or scaled. Maybe his head's too small  That could happen if the model originally was say 6' tall and was shrunk uniformly to his new height of 5'6". I can't find any pics from the same angle looking down slightly so it's hard to compare. Doesn't bother me too much. Just seems a bit off.
I have no idea how tall the pilots in the following pics are or whether they are sitting on cushions. Personally, if I didn't have to look through the gunsight to shoot other planes, I'd rather be sitting higher in a taildragger for better visibility especially on the ground. Perhaps thats why the pilots in non war pics appear to be sitting higher in the cockpit.
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Well, I know that spits had rubbish visibilty for take-off, and I think the Hurribus did too. The pilots here are probably sitting up to get a better view, but I'd imagine they'd remain that way as they won't be using the gunsight. In combat, I know that the pilot would probably lower his seat; both for a better gunsight view and also for safety