Is it customary for pilots from all countries to get into the cockpit from the left side? Pete
Mounting your steed
Apr 08, 2005
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Probably not...but by way of example, the boarding ladder on a Harrier is on the right side...but it's on the left on the T-45A/Hawk and the Toronado...and they are all (mostly) BaE built products...
I guess it really depends on the airplane, but I suppose in general, left mount is right.
Well on a Spitfire you have the hatch/door on the left, but on Typhoon's the door is on the right side. I belive the Hurricane also has the step on the right. A lot of Bubbletop WW II planes had walkways on both sides, so my guess is that it's your choise on those, otherwise that of a designer.
Some navy type aircraft mount from the right. That is the side closest to the island on an carrier.
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