Posted by Kevin Bulmer on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/interceptor-tp1503081.html

Hi everyone,

I'm making a digital model of the interceptor and it has brought a
number of questions to mind. I have a lot of reference material and am
confident in the shape of the original model. However, the thing I can't
see is how the canopy opens and how the pilot enters the cockpit. I can
accept that the interceptor hangar is like an airlock and can be
pressurised while the pilot (not in a space suit) gets in and out.
Perhaps there's a ladder or gantry allowing access to the cockpit. My
guess is the cockpit hinges up allowing access from the front. There's
no way for it to slide forward.

Has anyone ever seen an illustration or read anything that refers to
this? I just have this nagging feeling that, this being a Gerry Anderson
production, the chute from the ready room might do something more than
deposit the rider on the floor of the hangar ready to run the last few
yards.

Also, has anybody ever commented on that inconvenient spar in the
canopy, right in front of the pilot's face? Slight design flaw, maybe?
See
http://www.goofyghouls.com/UFO/int_frnt.jpg


All ideas gratefully received.

Kevin Bulmer



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