A supine cockpit is where the pilot is in a
supine position
The supine position () means lying horizontally, with the face and torso facing up, as opposed to the prone position, which is face down. When used in surgical procedures, it grants access to the peritoneal, thoracic, and pericardium, pericardial ...
to reduce blood pooling in the legs and preventing
g-LOC
g-force induced loss of consciousness (abbreviated as G-LOC, pronounced "JEE-lock") is a term generally used in aerospace physiology to describe a loss of consciousness occurring from excessive and sustained g-forces draining blood away from ...
in
high g environments. This can enable the pilot to handle
g-force
The g-force or gravitational force equivalent is a Specific force, mass-specific force (force per unit mass), expressed in Unit of measurement, units of standard gravity (symbol ''g'' or ''g''0, not to be confused with "g", the symbol for ...
s. It is the opposite of the
Prone pilot.
List of supine cockpit aircraft
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Aériane Swift
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British Aerospace P.125
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Maupin Carbon Dragon
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Ruppert Archaeopteryx
See also
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Index of aviation articles
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Supine cockpit aircraft
Lists of aircraft by design configuration