[simpits-tech] Spitfire cockpit questions

Tue, 4 Jun 2002 20:53:45 +0800

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> As well, regarding the pedals & the pit in general - how does one =
climb into / out of these things.=20
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standing on the seat sliding your feet forward  in to the rudder pedal =
recesses , then sit, due to the fact that the pilots sat on there =
parachute and used it a a cussion  there should not be any " padded =
part" in the bottom of the seat , so standing on the seat is not a =
problem ...... i think=20

 >The pedals appear to be nearly veritical with 2 'ribbed' tubes to rest =
your foot on and a 1" leather strap that hooks over your   toes.   Does =
that sound about right?

The pedals on the spitfire , from reading books and watching a couple of =
documentarys in the spit  ,  the  spitfire has 2 positions to place your =
feet in ,  the bottom pegs are used for takeoff and landing and general =
straight and level flight  , and the top set of pegs are used when dog =
fighting or any other high g manouvers ,  the movement of the legs up in =
high situations was a early attempt  to counter blood drain in + high g =
environment ,

sorry for the late reply  but work has been hell

regards

BEN   JONES=20
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bjones@pipecomp.com.au=20
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couple of documentarys in the spit&nbsp; ,&nbsp; the&nbsp; spitfire has =
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BEN&nbsp;&nbsp; JONES ----------------------------------------- bjones@pipecomp.com.au ------------------------------------------------=20
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