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30th October 2007, 18:10
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Re: Me 109 canopy with slot at the top?!
Speaking with my aeronautical engineering hat on . . . Practical considerations would make a slot unlikely. Such an opening would allow weather in (rain) and would likely admit/produce noise. I suggest it’s the means by which the top canopy panel is slid open/closed for ventilation from within the cockpit at the pilot's choosing. It appears to be a bonded piece of Plexiglas to reduce visual obstruction. The placement and shape of the part allows its use with either hand, or possibly even with a nudge of the head.
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