A supine cockpit is one in which an aircraft pilot is in a supine position to reduce blood pooling in the legs and prevent g-LOC in hypergravity environments. This can enable the pilot to handle g-forces.[1][2] It is the opposite of the prone pilot.[3][4]
List of supine cockpit aircraft
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edit- ↑ "Human capabilities in the prone and supine positions: an annotated bibliography" (PDF). apps.dtic.mil.
- ↑ "A Preface to Planes with Pronated Pilots | by Vaishnavi Rajesh | Medium". medium.com. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
- ↑ "Proned pilots - Nest of Dragons". www.nestofdragons.net. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ↑ "proned pilots". www.nurflugel.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.