Early Access: Messerschmitt Bf 109 - How TINY is the Cockpit Really?
Added 2024-07-19 15:00:07 +0000 UTCI got the unique chance to check out a Bf 109 cockpit and sit inside. Many a story is told about this aircraft's cockpit, with it having a reputation of being on the more....claustrophobic side. Will I fit and what are my general impressions? Some of this may, as they say in a clickbait fashion, "surprise you".
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PS: Early Access to the Bf 109 pilot interview is here https://youtu.be/UyBaMjVjUfQ
Comments
Am now thinking about the history of the placement of aircraft instrumentation...
Minion
2024-07-20 10:16:15 +0000 UTCWould air resistance on the control surfaces possibly limit the movement of the stick? Was there even a physical stop on how far the stick could be moved left to right? In a "real" aircraft of the time I would think there would be a finite limit to how far over the stick could be moved because the cable to the opposite control surface would provide a limit. Sorry for the rambling.
Robert Henry Illston
2024-07-19 20:15:01 +0000 UTC
