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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

* Aériane Swift * British Aerospace P.125 * Maupin Carbon Dragon * Ruppert Archaeopteryx


See also

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Index of aviation articles Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Articles related to aviation include: A Aviation accidents and incidents – Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) – ADF – Acces ...


References

{{reflist Supine cockpit aircraft Lists of aircraft by design configuration