Gloster Meteor F8 "Prone Pilot"
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gloster-meteor-f8-prone-pilot-214-1477221
title:
Gloster Meteor F8 "Prone Pilot"
text:
A heavily modified Gloster Meteor F8 fighter, the "prone position/prone pilot" Meteor, was used by the Royal Air Force in 1954 and 1955 to evaluate the effects of acceleration/inertia-induced forces while flying in a prone position. Along with the Reid and Sigrist R.S.4 "Bobsleigh", the Gloster Meteor was engaged in a proof-of-concept experimental programme that proved in practice that the difficulties in rearward visibility and ejection outweighed the advantages of sustaining higher g effects.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Experimental British jet aircraft
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor_F8_%22Prone_Pilot%22
date created:
2007-06-06T20:59:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T12:47:35Z
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13
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