On 01/01/2015 18:25, Andrew Chaplin wrote:
> news:s4ydnS6jVJn1vTnJnZ2dnUU7-UWdnZ2d@giganews.com:
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>> On 31/12/2014 15:13, Andrew Chaplin wrote:
>>> Joseph Testagrose <Joet5@optonline.net> wrote in
>>> news:rjs7aado1h72b4q8sdri1iqatdal7ak5mm@4ax.com:
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>>> I get a crick in my neck just looking at this set-up.
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>> Here's the theory behind it:
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>> http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/collections/gloster-meteor-f8-prone
>> -position/
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>> http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/gloster_meteorprone.php
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> "Tests showed the prone pilot could indeed endure slightly more g, but
> and became tired quickly."
>
> I wa aware of the rationale, but, even before reading those two pages, I
> could see that a check of one's six was going to be a pain in the neck,
> "As any fule kno." Another challenge would have been adapting safety
> systems for bailing out.
>
Agreed.
I like the "As any fule kno" as it indicates your broad horizons when it
comes your literary tastes.
;-)
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