On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:16:04 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote in
:

visibility directly under the
nose of the airplane can be somewhat limited, depending on the airplane.

Of course, there is the possibility of "seeing" right through the
airframe with the Striker Helmet (near the end of the video):
http://www.exn.ca/dailyplanet/view.asp?date=8/18/2006#