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Aviation History
1942
1942 - 1182.PDF
556 FLIGHT JUNE 47H, 1942 AVRO MANCHESTER The installation of a Rolls-Royce Vulture engine in the wing of a Manchester. Points of interest in the photograph are the full-feathering De Havilland airscrew, the anti-glow muffs over the exhaust pipes and the balloon-cable cutters in the leading edge. bolted to a single heavy gauge web plate. The ribs are aluminium alloy pressings, suitably flanged and swaged for stiff ness. Fuel is carried in self-sealing tanks in the wings. A dinghy is carried in the centre- section trailing-edge portion of the wing and is automatically operated in a crash landing; it can also be operated by hand. The tailplane is of similar construction to the wing and has twin fins and rud ders, an arrangement which gives the dorsal gunner good vision in addition to effective controls for the pilot. Over the pilot's cockpit a canopy is fitted which gives an excellent view in all directions, including aft. The fighting controller's position is also situated in side this canopy, immediately aft of the pilot's seat, and affords an excellent view in every direction. A little aft of this position is the navigator's station. He is provided with a spacious table and adequate stowage for charts and other paraphernalia. In the roof of the cabin is an astral dome to enable the navi gator to take sights with his sextant. The W.T. operator's station is at the rear end of the nagivator's table, just forward of the front spar. At this point an armour-plated bulkhead is fitted across the centre-section portion of the fuselage. It is arranged to open up for access on either side of the centre line. Additional armour plating is provided at the back of the pilot's, seat and head, and special bullet proof glass is fitted to give added protection to the fire con troller. Certain other vulnerable parts of the aircraft structure and of the turrets are also armour-plated. In the fuselage centre section there is a com fortable rest chair for the general use of the crew. In the fuselage aft the rear spar the (Right) The reserve ammunition containers carried amidships which supply the rear gun turret via the metal chutes seen leading aft. (Below) Part of the oxygen store.
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