Basilisk Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) The Yak piston fighters (Yak-1 to Yak-9) had early type Sutton harnesses fitted as introduced in late WWI. In British use, the locking pin and clip are attached to the shoulder harness by a string. But this looks not to be the case in the harnesses fitted to the Yak. The picture is from a preserved aircraft and it is maybe just missing. But there are several period pictures which show the shoulder harness dangling outside the cockpit as shown here. This wouldn't work too well if the locking clip is attached to the shoulder harness. So the question is, where was the locking pin and clip stored prior strapping in in Yak fighters? Would be great if someone has an idea. Cheers, Peter Edited July 24, 2017 by Basilisk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmig Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Here's a scan from a Yak-3 manual I have, and you can see that the pin is connected to the lap belt by a cord. Hope this helps. Bob 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Great information Bob. This explains why I couldn't see the pin and clip on the shoulder harness Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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