Victor cockpit visibility?
 

How was it?

I suppose it depended on how many of the crew were chuffing their pipes :E

True, but the smoke would rise and only cloud the view looking up. :ok:

I'm curious about the view forward for taxi, landing, etc.

Having learned a little about the Vulcan, I'm attempting the same here.

An oxymoron, surely?

Although ex-Victor chums such as Art Field and Mr Bernoulli will provide more proper comment!

I googled "view from a victor cockpit" and found a few shots and anecdotes, however best to hear it from the horse's mouth when the ppruning Victor chums start their alert duty ! pp

Don't suppose you wanted too much vis when the big bomb went off.

If you're really serious;

Alphasim Handley-Page Victor HP.80 Prototype Pack No.1 Textures Only ..... The model has virtual cockpit with full 3D: gauges, switches, instruments.

http://www.simviation.com/files/comm...Victor_PK1.zip

I came back to flying the Victor, in an examining capacity, having spent a few years on other transport and AAR aircraft. I had a fair amount of time on the Victor previously but was somewhat unprepared for the poor vision from the flight deck - I said to my examining colleague - "its like looking through a letter-box!"

"You can see what?"

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b...py/seewhat.jpg

And don't ask Mr Bernoulli. He never looked out anyway! ;)

Wasn't a sponge tied to a snooker cue an essential bit of kit to remove condensation?

TW 50, Hi, you beat me to it,I agree the postbox feeling. If you add that the glass often seemed frosted especially when it rained, you would be thankful for the DV window provided you could crouch down to look out of it. Otherwise vision was perfect. So what she was an amazing aircraft. EOSM37, by sitting in a Victor.

brick, you may have seen this - it includes a couple of brief shots from inside. You'll work out which is Avro and which is HP. Brilliant production :ok::ok:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PO-KaDtzmcU

There was a maximum of 18º (?) pitch up indicated on the AI, beyond that you couldn't see the horizon out the front so you had to try and fly visually looking sideways out of the DV window to assess your pitch. Scary.

Forget,

Nice vid thanks.

But why is there a Gp Capt ADC in the RHS and LHS?

No idea - but the Vulcan at 1:42 is reversed. If you're really really bored, you'll see why from the one at 6:45. :8

Marham's station commander perhaps? The gentleman who held that post in the early nineties did seem to spend a lot of time with 55 Sqn.

Yes I know the staish at Marham is an ADC having E"R on the four rings on account of having her madge's country house in his/her back yard, but I can't be that bored.
Besides I'm on my third bottle of Old Rosie.

I didn't know they could reverse!!! :ok:

You obviously had a slack moment or two to spot that one.:ok:

Yep, you are a :8.

Can someone elucidate as to why Vulcan carried on so long and Victor didn't? The discussion passed me by at the time. What was wrong with Victor?