▁multi - pie ce ▁gla zing ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁bl unt , ▁deep ▁nose ▁followed ▁by ▁separate ▁upper ▁gla zing ▁between ▁the ▁nose ▁and ▁co ck pit . ▁ ▁The ▁latter ▁was ▁gla zed ▁in ▁two ▁continuous ▁parts ▁which ▁ran ▁smooth ly ▁into ▁the ▁rear ▁upper ▁fus el age . ▁The ▁nose ▁region ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁navig ator , ▁who ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁front ▁gun ner ▁and ▁bomb ▁a imer ; ▁light ▁bomb s ▁could ▁be ▁carried ▁under ▁the ▁wing ▁centre ▁section . ▁ ▁The ▁G - 2 7 ▁was ▁rout in ely ▁flow n ▁from ▁the ▁front ▁co ck pit ; ▁it ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁pil oted ▁from ▁the ▁rear ▁one , ▁though ▁forward ▁visibility ▁was ▁not ▁good . ▁Usually ▁it ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁radio ▁operator / ob server . ▁ ▁The ▁G - 2 7 ' s ▁emp enn age ▁was ▁conventional . ▁ ▁A ▁par abol ic ▁vertical ▁tail , ▁with ▁a ▁trim ▁tab ▁equ ipped ▁bal anced ▁rud der , ▁reached ▁a ft ▁to ▁the ▁extreme ▁fus el age . ▁A ▁small ▁gap ▁between ▁fus el age ▁and ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁rud der ▁allowed ▁up ward ▁def lections ▁of ▁the ▁bal anced , ▁tab bed ▁elev ators ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁tail plane ▁with ▁a ▁strongly ▁swe pt ▁leading ▁edge , ▁position ed ▁at ▁mid - f us el age ▁height . ▁ ▁Design ▁of ▁the ▁G - 2 7 ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁the ▁aircraft ▁made ▁its ▁first ▁flight ▁the ▁following ▁year