Thread: how about a floating pencil in cockpit in neg g?
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Old 06-14-2011, 07:21 PM
AndyJWest AndyJWest is offline
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I seem to remember reading about someone looping a Walrus (!) - not a good idea, as it resulted in a shower of nuts, bolts and seawater...

Yes, having loose objects rattling around in the cockpit really isn't a good idea. Hence the Soviets equipping the TB-3 with a magnetic pencil.
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