Super secret Canberra upgrade on the beeb
Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 13:41
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Super secret Canberra upgrade on the beeb
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Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 13:43
That bloke from Reuters (?) has been at it again
Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 13:52
just a observation....
why is the cockpit , :k: cocked over to the port ?
why is the cockpit , :k: cocked over to the port ?
Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 14:38
Hi Joe
I think it was for improving downwards visibility.
Garry
I think it was for improving downwards visibility.
Garry
Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 14:41
Like Garry, I'm into civvie rather than mil aircraft but I think I'm right in saying the bomb aimer lived in a 'coal hole' on that side. There was probably a good reason for it at the time, or at least the designers probabyl thoguht they had oneairboatr wrote:just a observation....
why is the cockpit , :k: cocked over to the port ?
Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 14:59
The original design spec of the Canberra was for a crew of 2 sat side by side, hence the goldfish bowl you see on the other versions.. otherwise, it may have started as seen in the PR9.
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Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 15:20
I'd love to hear the reason. Can't really blame Petter for this, as the Sea Vixen also had the same idea. Smaller canopy = less drag?TobyV wrote:Like Garry, I'm into civvie rather than mil aircraft but I think I'm right in saying the bomb aimer lived in a 'coal hole' on that side. There was probably a good reason for it at the time, or at least the designers probabyl thoguht they had oneairboatr wrote:just a observation....
why is the cockpit , :k: cocked over to the port ?
I would have thought that the ability to get a decent view to check your position would have been pretty useful for a navigator...
Best wishes
Steve P
Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 15:28
I think it was more to keep outside light and relections out of the glass screens of their equipment, but I could be wrong.
Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 15:44
The Sea Vixen is a slightly different kettle of fish. The NO sit's below and to the RH side of the pilot. It's a chicken and egg situation I suppose. The equipment required to be carried by the SV (and noting the SV's operations) meant that a normal config couldn't be achieved without a bigger airframe 
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Posted: 21 Aug 2006, 15:53
any reports of the NO accually hatching??DaveB wrote:The Sea Vixen is a slightly different kettle of fish. The NO sit's below and to the RH side of the pilot. It's a chicken and egg situation I suppose.............
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