Aircraft

Claim 1

AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A WINDSCREEN WHICH IS RIGIDLY MOUNTED IN THE AIRCRAFT TO LIE INCLINED TO THE GENERAL CONTOUR OF THE AIRCRAFT, A PANEL WHICH HAS A TRANSPARENT PORTION, LIES GENERALLY AHEAD OF THE WINDSCREEN, AND IS MOUNTED ON THE AIRCRAFT BY A MEANS WHICH PERMITS THE PANEL TO BE MOVED BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION WHICH IT OCCUPIES IN A FIRST FLIGHT CONDITION AND WHEREIN IT CONCEALS THE WINDSCREEN AND LIES SMOOTHLY CONTINUOUS WITH THE GENERAL CONTOUR OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND A SECOND POSITION WHICH IT OCCUPIES IN A SECOND FLIGHT CONDITION AND WHEREIN THE WINDSCREEN IS EXPOSED SO THAT A PILOT IN THE AIRCRAFT CAN SEE AHEAD DIRECTLY THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN, THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER HAVING FIRST AND SECOND MIRRORS MOUNTED ON THE PANEL TO LIE BETWEEN THE PANEL AND THE WINDSCREEN IN THE SAID FIRST POSITION, THE ARRANGEMENT BEING SUCH THAT WHEN THE PANEL IS IN ITS FIRST POSITION, THE TRANSPARENT PORTION LIES GENERALLY HIGHER THAN THE DIRECT LINE OF VISION OF THE PILOT THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN AND THE FIRST MIRROR LIES DIRECTLY REARWARDS OF THE SAID TRANSPARENT PORTION, AND IS INCLINED TO REFLECT LIGHT PASSING A REARWARD DIRECTION THROUGH THE TRANSPARENT PORTION IN A FORWARDLY DOWNWARDLY DIRECTION ON TO THE REFLECTING SURFACE OF THE SECOND MIRROR, WHICH SECOND MIRROR LIES DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE DIRECT LINE OF VISION OF THE PILOT THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN AND IS INCLINED TO REFLECT THE LIGHT ROSS THE FIRST MIRROR DIRECTLY REARWARDS THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN.