I remember thinking the same thing climbing into an A4. I stuck my legs down
those tunnels and said to myself, "I don't give a **** WHAT the f**c
McDonnell Douglas says, if I have to get out of this GD thing, my legs are
staying down there for sure!!!"
:-)))
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired

I thought the same thing when I flew the T-33. I remember being told that if I
have to eject, pull my feet back until they hit these little stops on the floor
and that should provide enough space to clear the panel. Before I pulled the
pins, I did just that and saw I had about an inch to an inch and a half of
space between where my knees would go and the panel.
I didn't care about the bad stuff I had heard about 1st generation ejection
seats, I just didn't want to lose my legs below the kneecaps!!


-John
*You are nothing until you have flown a Douglas, Lockheed, Grumman or North
American*