Author Topic: Interesting view of a Lanc Cockpit (Read 1194 times)

Guppy35 · « **on:** April 04, 2005, 11:36:01 PM »

Found on another site. Full screen panoramic view from inside the cockpit of a Lancaster at Duxford England.

http://www.pan3sixty.co.uk/tours/duxford/lancasterfs.html

Dan/CorkyJr

wombatt · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2005, 11:51:16 PM »

That is slick
Thx:aok

navajoboy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2005, 12:20:24 AM »

yeah that is pretty cool.. so there is only one pilot seat?!?!

navajo24

Guppy35 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2005, 02:54:29 AM »

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Originally posted by navajoboy
yeah that is pretty cool.. so there is only one pilot seat?!?!

navajo24

Yep Lanc only had a pilot with a flight engineer to help out.

Dan/CorkyJr

frank3 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2005, 07:53:26 AM »

The British were alot stronger than the Americans

Wmaker · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2005, 08:01:55 AM »

Thanks Guppy, that was very cool!

I wish museums would do more panoramas like that.

zorstorer · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2005, 09:25:00 AM »

Anyone else notice the arm rests? Don't know why but I can see a refined english gentleman having tea while flying over germany.

frank3 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2005, 09:55:26 AM »

That seat also looks darn uncomfortable to me, I hope they sat on their chutes!

Traveler · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2005, 12:15:40 PM »

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Originally posted by frank3
That seat also looks darn uncomfortable to me, I hope they sat on their chutes!

According to History Channel, "Because of the lack of room at each crew memebers station, crews did not wear their chuts, instead they stored them in the plane. that why they lost so many crews".

SKJohn · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2005, 12:16:10 PM »

IIRC, I read somewhere that the Flight Engineers were given basic flight training, and in an emergency (pilot out of action) could land the planes.

I wonder what the little fold-down seat beside the pilot is for - crew members who wanna have a look see?

Skydancer · « **Reply #10 on:** April 05, 2005, 12:37:24 PM »

Some one send this to Hitech. The Lanc badly needs updating in the game.

Killjoy2 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 05, 2005, 01:32:58 PM »

Hey that pilots seat came out of an MGA. I had one just like it, but it didn't have the armrest.

frank3 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 05, 2005, 01:35:38 PM »

But Im sure the pilot did sat on his chute? Take a look at the pilots seat, you can see it's a little deeper. It would be highly uncomfortable to sit on that without something to sit on!

Skydancer · « **Reply #13 on:** April 05, 2005, 01:36:13 PM »

He did!

mars01 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 05, 2005, 02:43:20 PM »

Very Cool! I cant stop looking around. lolh