Eyebrow windows purpose and reason not found in new generation aircraft?
Eyebrow windows positioned above the main Glareshield
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ :-
๐ณ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐These windows allowed for better visibility in tight turns, for example, during a visual approach to a runway.
๐ณ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐They could also help pilots in better spotting other aircraft that could be on a potential collision course.
๐ณ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ There is also the idea circulating that they were to offer a better view of the sky if navigation by stars was required.
Nแดแดก แดสแดสสแดแดก แดกษชษดแด แดแดก ษดแดแด าแดแดษดแด ษดแดแดก แดษชสแดสแดาแดs :-
๐ณ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ Airplane Eyebrow windows have heavily regulated maintenance intervals. Removing just these four small windows reportedly saves around 300 hours of maintenance over the lifetime of the aircraft.
๐ณ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ The windows were no longer needed for visibility, as navigational systems became more sophisticated.
๐ณ๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ During the summer months, it would shine right in on the foreheads of the flight crew. Often, the pilots would fill the windows with check-lists , newspaper ๐ or other documents to keep the light out, as the windows served no purpose during regular flight.
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