| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WK935 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Gloster Meteor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Gloster Meteor |
| Aircraft Version: | Gloster Meteor F8 (Mod) |
| Licence-built by: | Armstrong Whitworth |
| C/n (msn): | [ WK935 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | CosfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGWC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | RAF Museum Cosford |
| Photo Date: | 27 December 2012 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 52665 |
| Photo Comment |
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In the early 1950 the adoption of a prone pilot was thought to offer the advantages of reduced drag (through elimination of the cockpit bulge) and better resistance to g-force swings when lying flat. In practice the difficulty of operating the controls outweighed these gains, especially after the development of special g-suits, and this plane was never flown solo from the forward, prone position. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 March 2018, and has since been viewed 586 times. |