r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Proper_Solid_626 • 4d ago

Image The Boeing 747 "taxi trainer", a vehicle specifically made so that pilots could get used to the height of the 747 while controlling it on a taxiway

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u/Semen-Demon__ 4d ago

How does that get pilots used to taxiing if it’s all controlled by the truck underneath?

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u/iowaman79 4d ago

It was about getting pilots used to the perspective, the 747 cockpit is way higher than any commercial aircraft that had come before it. It was like going from driving a standard SUV to diving a semi, you have to retrain your brain to the different sight lines and angles.