> For the first time in decades, NASA aeronautics is moving forward with the construction of a piloted X-plane
That plane doesn't look very pilot-able. How can the pilot see forward? I know it's an early render, but still ...
That plane doesn't look very pilot-able. How can the pilot see forward? I know it's an early render, but still ...
https://airandspace.si.edu/sites/default/files/styles/slides...
Note the lack of front window. A periscope was installed at the last minute at the behest of a sponsor, (much to the chagrin of Lindbergh) but there's no evidence that it was ever used.
And that was before cameras and in-cockpit AR!
Given that it was an ocean crossing he would probably be watching the airspeed, altimeter and compass for most of the journey anyways (instrument flight rules?).