11. Its design accommodates an optional cockpit canopy . 12. Some of the wreckage has been shown on television, but the cockpit canopy has not been found. 13. The company equipped the Spitfires with vertical and oblique cameras, additional fuel tanks, and modified cockpit canopies . 14. Suddenly, the Viper's cockpit canopy is punctured and Starbuck passes out as her fighter begins a wild spin. 15. The cockpit canopy was faired into the spine that ran the length of the top of the fuselage. 16. As the aircraft dove, the top part of the cockpit canopy broke, taking the rear-facing machine gun with it. 17. The rear of the cockpit canopy was open to allow the gunner to freely aim his defensive machine gun. 18. Other changes from the 1935 prototype included a revised engine cowling and raising the cockpit canopy to improve visibility. 19. At 500 m ( 1, 600 ft ) the cockpit canopy pulled off as Sieber intended to bail out. 20. The most significant change in the new prototype is the reshaped cockpit canopy , which provides the pilot with greater visibility.
