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#41 Guest_Matt and Tiggr_*

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 08:57 PM

Not that this is any consolation Al, but you are the right shape for a fast jet pilot

long body, short legs

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 08:59 PM

Al, what is your inside leg measurement?

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:01 PM

8 inches

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:02 PM

I was trying to be serious

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:02 PM

QUOTE (Big Boy Al @ Mar 20 2006, 09:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

8 inches

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:12 PM

QUOTE (Jessie @ Mar 20 2006, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was trying to be serious

sorry miss jessie.

think i have a 30 inside leg.

QUOTE (Matt and Tiggr @ Mar 20 2006, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Small boy aint ya

and im lying

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:28 PM

QUOTE (Big Boy Al @ Mar 20 2006, 09:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

sorry miss jessie.

think i have a 30 inside leg.

Then the diffinative answer is yes you have short legs, my ex was 5'3" with a 28" inside leg, Matt is 6'0" and has a 32" inside leg.

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:29 PM

i feel all deformed

stuff it im just going to move my bum up a bit

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:35 PM

QUOTE (Matt and Tiggr @ Mar 20 2006, 08:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Not that this is any consolation Al, but you are the right shape for a fast jet pilot

long body, short legs

Won't a long body mean that you have less resistance to G, though? More distance between the heart and brain. I'm quite the wrong shape - 5'11" - 6' and a 33" leg. Must be the reason why I fitted into the FRP with a full face helmet no problems, though!

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:35 PM

quote from Jess

"Al's got leg length of some one who's about 5'7", but has another six inches somewhere"

Now, what were you two upto when I went to order the food???

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:37 PM

Thank You darling

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:38 PM

QUOTE (David @ Mar 20 2006, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nope, thats not considered. Ideal pilots have skeletal frame of a gorilla, cos long legs and ejection can mean you loose your kneecaps.

There are a few Lightning Pilots who ejected that now have plastic knees because of it

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:46 PM

QUOTE (Matt and Tiggr @ Mar 20 2006, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

quote from Jess

"Al's got leg length of some one who's about 5'7", but has another six inches somewhere"

Now, what were you two upto when I went to order the food???

ah crap jess he has found out.

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:47 PM

QUOTE (David @ Mar 20 2006, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm quite the wrong shape - 5'11" - 6' and a 33" leg.

5'11" - 6'???...you mean you'd like to be 6ft but you're not quite..

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:47 PM

QUOTE (Matt and Tiggr @ Mar 20 2006, 09:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nope, thats not considered. Ideal pilots have skeletal frame of a gorilla

Drag their knuckles along the ground??

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:50 PM

QUOTE (Matt and Tiggr @ Mar 20 2006, 09:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...and given they are still alive, I'm pretty sure they don't mind plastic knee caps

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:55 PM

QUOTE (sky @ Mar 20 2006, 09:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...and given they are still alive, I'm pretty sure they don't mind plastic knee caps

I think theyd have prefered the panel to have been mounted a couple of inches closer to the aircraft nose

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Posted 20 March 2006 - 09:57 PM

QUOTE (pumarv6 @ Mar 20 2006, 09:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

5'11" - 6'???...you mean you'd like to be 6ft but you're not quite..

I'm somewhere between the two lol. Closer to 5'11", though. Depends if I feel tall or not that day.

QUOTE (Matt and Tiggr @ Mar 20 2006, 09:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nice!

I watched a programme on Discovery about it, that's all. They came to the conclusion to stand maximum G, you need to be strong and have a short distance between the heart and brain. This beefcake 5'5" guy was unstoppable lol. Then again, as you said, unless you are 5'5", then you tend to have longer legs if you have a short torso.
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