On 4 Jul 2018 17:42:46 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>In article <llmqjdh1k5mbfa20124dis4l7o9500a063@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>>On 4 Jul 2018 05:56:18 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
>>wrote:
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>>From your post:
>>
>>"There were several incidents in which heavily damaged aircraft, such
>>as one Stirling which suffered a head-on collision with a
>>Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter over Hamburg, were able to continue
>>flying and safely return to base."
>>
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>>An impressive aircraft.
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>
>FWIW, the only entry way in that I see is the door in front of the tail...then I
>guess it's a crawl or hunched walk up to the cockpit...and since it's a tail
>dragger, the cockpit seats must be at least 17 or 18 feet up...considerably
>higher than a B-17.
>
>
I believe you are correct about the entry door, although there were
several escape hatches for the pilots and crew. I wonder what the
engineering rationalization was for making these aircraft so high at
the nose?
I happened across a video which shows the crew entering and walking
around in the fuselage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC-vhYHbhgE
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