by dave3cu » Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:31 pm
that's the windshield heater plate (de-icer), mounted on the outside of the windshield.
Dave
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dave3cu on Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.
At that time [1909] the chief engineer was almost always the chief test pilot as well. That had the fortunate result of eliminating poor engineering early in aviation.