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Pilot height - RAF

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verygom
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Joined: Jun 19, 2005
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Location: Essex England
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:29 pm 
Can any ex RAF person or anybody settle an argument Question Question Was there ever a height restriction on pilots to fly the English Electric Lightning swept wing fighter and if so was this due to ejection seat design Question Question
There's a £5 pound note resting on this Laughing
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amermel
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Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:47 am 
i looked everywhere and I can't find it anywhere. Sorry.
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Greekman72
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Joined: Jun 15, 2005
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Location: Hellas
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:26 am 
I search too.I feed all the search engines i have,i find a lot of articles about this aircraft but not something about pilots height.I think we must wait for a RAF pilot to answer this Dont Know
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RadarMan
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:52 pm 
Is this what you wanted, at the bottom of the page.

Height Aviation Class 1:

Height - minimum 163 and maximum 193cm.
Sitting Height - maximum 100cm.
Buttock to knee length - maximum 67cm.
Buttock to heel length - maximum 122cm.



http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/careers_explorer/Navy288.html

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Greekman72
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:01 pm 
Thats why you are the best RadarMan Bow Down Bow Down Bow Down Bow Down Bow Down Bow Down Bow Down Bow Down
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verygom
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Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:51 pm 
Thanks Radarman - we've decided this settles the argument!
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