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Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:02 am
Michel Lemieux wrote:i never understood the concept of the bashed in plexi look on the nose though????
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Ground / field view for the pilot when on the ground tail low.
Exactly, give pilots a view down, but have some headroom from the bombardier.
I think the last model make is straight for simplicity of construction.
Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:20 am
I found the reference I was looking for.
According to the Putnam Bristol Aircraft since whenever, pilots complained that the Mk.I windscreen was too far ahead of them. As originally designed the symmetrical Mk.IV nose interfered with the pilot's vision when landing so it was scalloped to solve the problem while still leaving headroom for the bomb aimer.
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