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I was recently in the cockpit of a Shackleton and was stumped by the purpose of the small yolk within the control yolk. Somebody here will know.
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My memory's a bit shakey too after 40 years but I'm absolutely SURE that inner yoke is the nose-wheel steering control. (The hydraulic anti-skid brakes were rudder pedal operated - I think maybe the MR 2 version had hand operated pneumatic brakes ?)
Was the lever on the LH side of the cockpit in front of the throttle quadrant ? If so, it was the flying control gust-lock engage lever .
Was the lever on the LH side of the cockpit in front of the throttle quadrant ? If so, it was the flying control gust-lock engage lever .
Assuming that the Shackleton was a MK3, the smaller "yoke" in front of the main control on the left hand seat (only) is indeed the nose wheel steering. The locking lever just beyond the throttles is the rudder lock.
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Which buttons are those ?
(If you mean the ones on the control handwheel, one is the radio and intercom Press-To-Transmit (PTT) button (Left, if I remember) and the other is the weapon/store release button used when pilot-bombing (as compared to bomb-aimer bombing)
(If you mean the ones on the control handwheel, one is the radio and intercom Press-To-Transmit (PTT) button (Left, if I remember) and the other is the weapon/store release button used when pilot-bombing (as compared to bomb-aimer bombing)
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We knew how to live in those days............. padded adjustable armrests, an ashtray at every crew position and when you wanted a break, Dunlopillo mattresses in the nose and tail...............Bowls of lovely NATO Stew and they paid us lots of money to do it !!!! Happy days !