swampyankee
Chief Master Sergeant
- 3,991
- Jun 25, 2013
The Corsair's cockpit design was widely, and justly, excoriated due its inability to accommodate pilots who weren't well above average height, which was about 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) at the time.
It was, bluntly, a stupid mistake. You don't design an airplane so 75% of the pilots don't fit.
It was, bluntly, a stupid mistake. You don't design an airplane so 75% of the pilots don't fit.