In article ,
(Henry Spencer) wrote:

Lose the stupid portholes, so you don't need a chase aircraft as an escort
because of lousy cockpit view.

Actually, I understand the portholes give a surprisingly good view of
the outside. There's a chase craft because these are early test
flights...if something goes wrong, they have someone who saw it go wrong.
Aside from the looks, big single windows probably bring more strength
problems.

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