And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, January 10, 2022
That would give you a crick in your neck in about five minutes
Their main prop fighters, Bf109 and FW190, had notably reclined seats for increased G-force resistance. None of the Allied forces bothered with it, apparently.
Nov. 1949
ReplyDeleteYeah, except they'd pass out cold in even a mild pull-up. Bummer.
ReplyDeleteBail out! Bail out! Bail out! Or not...
ReplyDeleteProne was tried in a lot of aircraft. From the Wright Brother's first plane to some of Nazi Germany's later planes.
ReplyDeleteIt works, somewhat. If you're trying to reduce the fuselage size, it's one of the ways of doing it.
Their main prop fighters, Bf109 and FW190, had notably reclined seats for increased G-force resistance. None of the Allied forces bothered with it, apparently.
DeleteHope it had enough rudder throw to overcome asymmetric thrust with one engine out.
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