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> A cockpit is not a suit. The opposite is true. To fly an airplane with precision, you need to "strap the airplane on." That means sitting in the position wi
by throwaway_exer 11y ago
> A cockpit is not a suit.
The opposite is true. To fly an airplane with precision, you need to "strap the airplane on."
That means sitting in the position with the best visibility and best reach inside the cockpit, even a Cessna 172.
(In a 172, you should sit high enough to be able to see each of the rivets on top of the cowling.)
- sandworm101 11y agoYes, but the seat does adjust. It isn't the case that the cockpit must be tailored to every person. Each Cessna, 747 or f-16 seat is practically interchangeable amongst the type. These aren't WWI biplanes with nothing more than a cushion. Even then, the cushion height, the prime dictator of eye level, is adjustable.
- vlehto 11y agoI don't know about postwar planes, but at least some of the WWII war birds had notoriously poor seat adjustments. For example BF-109 had a seat that doubled as armored fuel tank. It's bit tricky to add adjustments to such heavy piece of furniture, so they didn't. The thing here, just like you pointed out, is not to tailor the seat for average nor individual, but a range that suits most individuals.
- ars 11y ago> Yes, but the seat does adjust. It does now. It didn't then. Did you read the article? That's the entire point of it!
- JupiterMoon 11y agoThe seat adjusts because of the study described by the article...