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Thursday, 15 September 2011

It seems impossible


This is one of the most spot-on predictions I've ever encountered–not because of the aeroplane-to-home radiotelephone, but because in 1942 it accurately predicts how much leg room there is in a modern aircraft.  The only way this chap could fit in that seat would be if his knees were jammed up against his chest.
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2 comments:

  1. jayessellThursday, 15 September 2011 at 11:20:00 GMT-7

    Or... his feet are dangling in the slipstream.

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  2. CthelFriday, 16 September 2011 at 05:02:00 GMT-7

    It's a weight-saving feature - the pilot doubles as the undercarriage. (After all, normally the undercarriage is dead weight that the plane has to lug around with it most of the time)

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