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Offline doleboy

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A pilot with tin legs.
« on: June 12, 2009, 04:09:18 PM »
Perked of course, as the lack of lower limbs would facilitate the pilot to withstand more g-force and thus have the advantage in combat.

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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2009, 06:00:32 PM »
here here
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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #2 on: June 12, 2009, 06:50:01 PM »
How would said pilot use rudder?
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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2009, 10:25:08 PM »
He "Twists his stick"  :rofl :rofl
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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2009, 01:06:41 AM »
Quote from: Clone155 on June 12, 2009, 06:50:01 PM
How would said pilot use rudder?
Read the heading of this thread. It is about a famous British pilot that lost both legs prior to the war & was believed he could out maneuver any one because his blood never drained into his legs & hence he didn't black out as soon as other pilots.
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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2009, 02:17:28 AM »
It is a little known fact that G suits were tested in combat during WW2. Four Royal Navy pilots flying Sea Hurricanes used them in a dogfight with Vichy French D.520s during Operation Torch. I read about it in Mike Crossley's autobiography "They Gave me a Seafire". Crossley was the flight leader that day and also used the suit while spotting for naval guns over Normandy in a Seafire. IIRC he shot down two D.520s during that first fight and one of a bunch of FW190s that bounced him over Normandy. Crossley thought this Canadian built suit should have been introduced to service but other pilots considered it too bulky and uncomfortable for general use.
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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2009, 04:00:23 AM »
he would twist his hips in his seat and his  as he had only the top 7 inches of thigh to use on his right side and less  on his left. he also drove his MG sports car with his umbrella.
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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2009, 05:29:45 AM »
we have one in our squad

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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2009, 06:58:16 AM »
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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2009, 08:56:49 PM »
Quote from: lyric1 on June 13, 2009, 01:06:41 AM
Read the heading of this thread. It is about a famous British pilot that lost both legs prior to the war & was believed he could out maneuver any one because his blood never drained into his legs & hence he didn't black out as soon as other pilots.

All the heading tells me is "A pilot with tin legs.", I looked at it 5 times now and still don't see that story  :rolleyes:
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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2009, 09:46:46 PM »
Quote from: Clone155 on June 13, 2009, 08:56:49 PM
All the heading tells me is "A pilot with tin legs.", I looked at it 5 times now and still don't see that story  :rolleyes:
No excuse now.

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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2009, 09:54:36 PM »
Quote from: Clone155 on June 13, 2009, 08:56:49 PM
All the heading tells me is "A pilot with tin legs.", I looked at it 5 times now and still don't see that story  :rolleyes:

Well what in the world else could "A pilot with tin legs" mean?
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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2009, 10:34:00 PM »
I did not know that Bader's artificial legs were made from tin.

Rather opens the possibility of using them to store, um, liquids, now doesn't it? Would give new meaning to the phrase "He's got a hollow leg". :D
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Re: A pilot with tin legs.
« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2009, 02:24:30 AM »
Here's the Wiki for Douglas Bader: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Bader
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