What a heartwarming story (Lancaster content)
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It's not the only one. Some years ago I happened to visit the Pitstone Museum and was very surprised to find, amongst the rusting ploughs, an equally good reconstruction, including all the radio gear.
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It's now at the Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum in Manston, Kent:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72p5rvnl75o
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It's now at the Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial Museum in Manston, Kent:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72p5rvnl75o
5 In a Row said:
A very heartwarming story indeed.
It's amazing how much time and effort a few folk have gone to to recreate these.
Also, the story should be posted in the 'Juvenile things that make you snigger' thread for the name of one of the reporters.
Well I suppose a Green Gash or a Red Gash would be slightly unpleasant experiences.It's amazing how much time and effort a few folk have gone to to recreate these.
Also, the story should be posted in the 'Juvenile things that make you snigger' thread for the name of one of the reporters.
It was only the other day, watching a clip, (probabaly on PH or YouTube) that I realised Lancasters only had one control column. I had always just imagined that they had a two pilot config, like most modern planes.
Fascinating replica - the skill, time and understanding to do that. Brilliant.
Fascinating replica - the skill, time and understanding to do that. Brilliant.
dukeboy749r said:
It was only the other day, watching a clip, (probabaly on PH or YouTube) that I realised Lancasters only had one control column. I had always just imagined that they had a two pilot config, like most modern planes.
Fascinating replica - the skill, time and understanding to do that. Brilliant.
Even the Vulcan was originally meant to have a single pilot, which is why the cockpit is so cramped.Fascinating replica - the skill, time and understanding to do that. Brilliant.
Austin Prefect said:
Even the Vulcan was originally meant to have a single pilot, which is why the cockpit is so cramped.
Amazing. Whilst I understand the size constraint, I would have imagined that Vulcans and Lancasters, given their roles, would have naturally been a two pilot configuration.dukeboy749r said:
Amazing. Whilst I understand the size constraint, I would have imagined that Vulcans and Lancasters, given their roles, would have naturally been a two pilot configuration.
During the war they were short of aircrew and the pilots took longest to train, and in practice co pilots spent more time looking after engines and hydraulics than flying the aircraft. So it was thought better to train a second crew member as a flight engineer with some rudimentary flying training just in case they had to take over the flight controls.dukeboy749r said:
It was only the other day, watching a clip, (probabaly on PH or YouTube) that I realised Lancasters only had one control column. I had always just imagined that they had a two pilot config, like most modern planes.
A second set of controls could be bolted on for training, and that is the way the RAF and Canadians fly theirs now.Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff