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Aviation History
1954
1954 - 1887.PDF
HMfY SSWSWB***"""- Lockheed P2V-S Neptune (two Wright R.-3350-30W Turbo-Compound). (Below) Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune (two Wright R-3350-30W Turbo-Compound and two Westinghouse J34). Military Aircraff 1954 Maritime Reconnaissance Although this ceiling is fairly close to the ground, access for personnel and trolleys is unobstructed. "For an aircraft designed for such a variety of offensive roles, there are very few excrescences—some clusters of stick aerials, a mid-upper turret, and the almost completely retracted radome . . . "The main crew-positions are grouped round the wing centre-section—an area which is noisy but comparatively free from vibration. The seats are large, and many of them swivel; the back-rests are adjustable for height, and all are fitted with deep, soft cushions. One noted mat long safety-harness straps were fitted on both wing spars where they passed through the fuselage, allowing the crew to strap in at ditching stations. The nose gunner's position in the Mk 2 is provided with a large swivel seat, which may possibly be modified when the two 20 mm cannon arc fitted. . . Although at first there appeared to be little space for movement, experience during the flight showed that it was possible for as many as five people to watch the navigator's table at the same time. The navigator's position is, in fact, spacious and well-ordered. "Hot meals can be prepared on an electric galley in flight, and two large bunks allow comfortable sleep for those off duty. The nose and after-fuselage sections, too, are spacious and have full head-room, making it possible for resting crew-members to stretch their legs and relax away from their working positions. "From the pilots' point of view the Shackleton is admirable. Only flying instruments and controls and basic engine instru ments (revs and boost) confront them. The engineer supervises fuel gauges and flows, engine starting,.and the other processes which lie in his sphere of activity. The Griffons are virtually independent, being almost entirely automatically regulated. They roar obediently for hour after hour, seeming to require no atten tion at all. The flying controls are responsive and positive, and the trimmers ready to hand and sensitive. Everything is reduced to a logical and orderly simplicity." The Shackleton M.R.3, as now in production for Coastal Lockheed WV-2 (four Wright R-3350 Turbo-Compound).
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