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Pilot height - RAF

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john (verygom) First Officer
Joined: Jun 19, 2005 Posts: 220 Location: Essex England
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 8:29 pm

Can any ex RAF person or anybody settle an argument ❓ ❓ 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 ❓ ❓
There's a £5 pound note resting on this 😂

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amermel First Officer
Joined: Mar 20, 2005 Posts: 406 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 Chief Captain
Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 5449 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 Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 18001 Location: U.S.A
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

Radar

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Greekman72 Chief Captain
Joined: Jun 15, 2005 Posts: 5449 Location: Hellas
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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john (verygom) First Officer
Joined: Jun 19, 2005 Posts: 220 Location: Essex England
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:51 pm

Thanks Radarman - we've decided this settles the argument!

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