During World War I, airplane pilots transitioned into fighter roles as the need for aerial combat emerged. Initially used for reconnaissance, aircraft soon faced threats from enemy planes, prompting the development of tactics for air-to-air combat. Pilots began modifying aircraft with machine guns and other weapons, leading to the rise of dedicated fighter pilots who engaged in dogfights to gain air superiority. This evolution marked the beginning of aerial warfare as a critical component of military strategy.
There was no safe way to leave an airplane at that time as there was too much chance of it tangling in the aircraft rigging.
there was only 1 for a fact
fighter pilots and soldiers.
During WW2 the Japanese military code meant that it was an honor to die for your country. This was why Japanese pilots or Kamikaze pilots were willing to commit suicide by a military air attack.
Tank crewman, infantrymen, sailors, artillerymen, etc. can be trained in 8 to 16 weeks. It takes years to train top notch military pilots. The Battle of Midway took away the "cream of the crop" of their combat pilots and air crewmen (fighter pilots, dive bomber pilots and rear gunners, torpedo bomber pilots and gunners and torpedomen). Japan should have trained more pilots than it did. But apparently, Japan did not think that they would lose so many pilots during the war. From Midway afterwards, for the most part, inexperienced (naval) pilots would be fighting against the US and it's allies.
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They are called, "Pilots".
An airplane's cockpit is the pilots' station in the airplane.
a pilot
It is called a cockpit.
Since 9-11, the FAA changed its rules so airplane pilots can be armed for security. The cabin door is also closed and has added security.
yes, women do become pilots
Kamikaze pilots were Japanese fighter pilots in World War II who flew their planes (usually Mitsubishi Zero fighters) laden with explosives into enemy ships.
They Will Pilots will become obsolete during the final years of 2012 when the natural combo-bot pilot project is completed.
It's called the cockpit
Dogfights
A pilot flies an airplane. Airlines have pilots who are Captains, 2nd Officers, and 3rd Officers (e.g. the navigator).