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> That's why fighter pilots without legs can actually withstand higher-g maneuvers. You just wrinkled my brain. Is there an actual group of fighter pilots wit
by cbanek 7y ago
> That's why fighter pilots without legs can actually withstand higher-g maneuvers.
You just wrinkled my brain. Is there an actual group of fighter pilots without legs who are taking advantage of this?
- pontifier 7y agoI've often wondered if maybe sitting upright might not be the best position for a modern combat pilot. I can see pilot who is laying down pulling far more Gs than even a legless one sitting upright.
- cbanek 7y agoI suppose that makes sense, although that would make visibility harder. Maybe if you went full virtual HUD helmets, and didn't need to see out at all... although then you might just want to have drones with AI dogfighting capability? The other thought about legless pilots is the feet I think are used for the rudder control (pedals), so there is some loss of ability to control without using your feet. While I think computers could probably take this over, in the end it does mean two less things to interact with the plane.
- Pinckney 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor_F8_%22Prone_Pilot%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor_F8_%22Prone_Pil...