What Cockpit?
You never cease to astound me!
How the digamma did you ever get that?
Correct of course, the French - configuration at least - comparison to the Lightining, but as ever if it was said if it looks right....this one wasn't a contender.
Talk about the Hunchback but please not on my patch!
And whatever was it about with those enormous wheels?
How the digamma did you ever get that?
Correct of course, the French - configuration at least - comparison to the Lightining, but as ever if it was said if it looks right....this one wasn't a contender.
Talk about the Hunchback but please not on my patch!
And whatever was it about with those enormous wheels?
It was European and I was pretty sure it wasn't British - it didn't look Russian or E European. Which left France, maybe Italy or Sweden as the Spanish couldn't source anything like that from the UK or USA until the '60's
It was a twin jet (which was unusual pre 1955) and it was "Unconventional" - so Sweden or France. They built 2 (that was a major help!). Lots of scouring of old books and the internet but once I saw the picture it was easy to find a picture of the cockpit - and that awful handwheel on the port side of the cockpit = BINGO!
https://www.militaryfactory.com/airc...rcraft_id=1498 is a good source for the program
bit of a dog but tested a lot of future technology
OH I'm afraid!
It was a twin jet (which was unusual pre 1955) and it was "Unconventional" - so Sweden or France. They built 2 (that was a major help!). Lots of scouring of old books and the internet but once I saw the picture it was easy to find a picture of the cockpit - and that awful handwheel on the port side of the cockpit = BINGO!
https://www.militaryfactory.com/airc...rcraft_id=1498 is a good source for the program
bit of a dog but tested a lot of future technology
OH I'm afraid!
"The cockpit did away with a traditional control column and flightstick, "elbow controling" being used to free up forward vision."
I wish they'd elaborate on that - I can't find any info on it at all. Sounds fascinating.
I wish they'd elaborate on that - I can't find any info on it at all. Sounds fascinating.
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I would have guessed a Blenheim, but given the comments in 3233 it is a Botha.
Test pilot report - this a/c is very difficult to get into, and it should have been made impossible.
No pictures to post myself so open house.
Test pilot report - this a/c is very difficult to get into, and it should have been made impossible.
No pictures to post myself so open house.
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And even I didn’t recognize it
What Cockpit?
What Cockpit?
