Novel method of WWII pilot egress

The P.100 was one of several designs submitted by Boulton Paul in response
to Specification F. 6/42 which called for a "highly maneuverable single seat
low attack aircraft". The P.100 was an innovative and forward-thinking
design with features that were maybe too advanced for the time such as the
unique 'jaw' at the nose which allowed the pilot to escape without danger of
hitting the pusher propeller. The successful submission would have needed to
have been in full-scale production by January 1944, The P.100 was completely
untested and would have required a leap of faith by the RAF. After assessing
this and several other projects it was finally agreed that the role was best
suited to a modified existing type, in this case the Hawker Typhoon, Hawker
Tempest and a ground attack variant (Mk IV) of the Hawker Hurricane.