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Originally Posted by klem
I know its not realistic at high speed but its there and others will be using it
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Originally Posted by klem
Also, the wire could be slackened by means of a lever in the cockpit to permit the pilot to lean forwards.[/I]
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I confirm. But essentially that was meant to protect yourself behind the armored front glass panel (the only one protected glass surface). Don't forget that the seating position in those fighters were pretty much the same as we use today in front of our computer. It's perfectly natural to lean frwd to aim or (if we had too !) look above your shlder. The only restriction being the volume available bellow the hood.