Craig Alpert wrote:Looks like the 2nd pilot visibility would be restricted... I would hope, that they would incorporate the 2nd pilots FOV and cockpit design by learning something from the SU-30 MKI, The canopy should be curvavious like Rambhas!! They'll learn with experience! (or atleast one can hope!)
With respect Craig Alpert, your statement makes one assumption and the second half of your statement makes recommendations on the basis that the assumption you have made is correct
You seem to say "Since the following seems to be the case (to me, having seen it in a dozen 2D photographs of the LCA trainer)":
Looks like the 2nd pilot visibility would be restricted...
I hope for the following solutions :
I would hope, that they would incorporate the 2nd pilots FOV and cockpit design by learning something from the SU-30 MKI, The canopy should be curvavious like Rambhas!! They'll learn with experience! (or atleast one can hope!)
..but suppose the visibility is not as bad as you think? After all the designers have been working with test pilots on the design. No?