[Boatanchors] KWM 1 History Question

[eldim at att.net]

RIGHT ON DAVE.....
73. Glen/KA7BOJ
Retired USAF
-------------- Original message from David Ross <ross at hypertools.com>: -------------- 


> rbethman wrote: 
> > There is NOT enough room behind the pilot's head for a KWM-1. It would 
> > be impossible to deal with trying to use a system of mirrors to "play" 
> > with a radio - at the same time flying an aircraft within an 
> > approximately 25 mph window of "stall or break apart", and having your 
> > helmet scraping on the inside of the canopy. 
> > 
> > The view from the cockpit requires a vehicle to run down the runway and 
> > help the pilot to land, talking him down the last 10 feet or so. 
> > 
> > Someone has a "very" vivid imagination! 
> > 
> > 
> 
> Indeed - probably the same someone who conjured up the fantasy that 
> Helena Rubenstein had a contract to build R-390A receivers... 
> 
> Dave Ross N7EPI 
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