Aldo Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Thanks to Doug (Toowoomba yesterday) for allowing me the opportunity I never thought I would have. Might have to put one on the shopping list. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerme Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 lucky bugger:thumb up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Ah, didn't he let you fly it. Rotten bugger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Great photo....even the aircraft is smiling. Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 Ah, didn't he let you fly it. Rotten bugger. Nah, I think I was lucky enough to be allowed to sit in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Had the opportunity to sit in a Hawker Seafury once. Much bigger aircraft that you had to climb to get in, but once in a very similiar cockpit to the Spitfire, same ring-top stick and all. The size of the cockpit did not match the size of the aircraft at all, probabily by design so Spitty pilots could transition easier...................Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Lucky duck Al! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Bit of trivia about cockpits. Spitfire and such aircraft (Seafury continuing on from the Tempest/Typhoon design) actually have what we consider small cockpits because the average person back then was much smaller than today. In only 60 odd years we've blown out in height and size considerably.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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