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Aviation History
1945
1945 - 0221.PDF
FEBRUARY IST, T045 FLIGHT 119 Qonverted Bombers for B.O.A.C*: Stop' gaps Until Other Aircraft are Ready : Long Range and High Speed Above) Capt. J. H. Orrell, one of the Avro test pilots, at thecontrols of the Lancastrian. (Right) Three settees in a row with their backs to the port fuselage-wall provide accom-modation for nine persons. Three of the beds, six of-which can be provided, fold down from the roof. verted as conveniently as possible to civil needs. The front and tail ends of the fuselage have had the gun turrets removed and pointed, streamlined cowlings substituted. Starting from the tail end, the layout of the fuselage is as follows: —Right aft is a baggage compartment of 41 cu. ft. capacity, and this adjoins the passengers' toilet, which has 93 cu. ft. of space. In addition to the usual lava- tory and washing arrangements there is an electric razor. The main cabin takes up the remainder of the fuselage up to where the end of the cut-down bomb-bay begins.v Nine seats of ample width, in the form of three settees, are placed with their backs to the port wall, and a row of square portholes on the starboard side gives plenty of light.,, The passengers cannot, however, look out of the windows in a. downward direction without rising from their seats. These three settees are convertible into three bunks for sleeping passengers, and a further three sleeping bunks, making six in all, hinge down from the ceiling. The pas- sengers' quarters in all total 570 cu. ft. Steward's Galley Adjoining the main cabin is a small galley ^or the steward with the usual cupboard equipment, hot and cold water and sink. To enable cool drinks and food to be served in the tropics, a refrigerator is also fitted. The door between the galley and the main cabin is very narrow, and stewards will have to be specially selected for their slimness and agility. The crews' quarters and lavatory arrangements are be- tween the wing spars, and immediately in front of the
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