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Just Flight - Canberra PR9 soon!

I would highly recommend two books on the RAF Canberra's - 'The Last Canberra' (which focuses on the PR9 variant) and 'Bucket of sunshine' (which focuses on the B(I)8 variant).

The PR9 served at RAF Wyton which is only a couple of miles from Just Flight HQ and a fellow student of mine at school lost her father in a PR9 crash nearby, so the aircraft type certainly has significance to us. Its a fascinating aircraft which is a more challenging hands-on type than most jets out there. For example the fuel system will keep you busy in the cruise!

Martyn
 
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Having destroyed several keyboards in the meantime by simply drooling on them, is a release date in sight here?! :jump:
 
Does this mean that I can deduct the price of my keyboards from the actual purchase price?? :encouragement:

Couldn't resist!
 
All Canberras had the pilot's seat and controls offset to the left side of the cockpit - its just a bit more obvious with the PR9's fighter-style canopy. I used to play inside an old Canberra when I was a child - as you entered through the door, you could turn right into the glazed nose, left towards the two crew positions behind the pilot, or up into the pilots position. On the same patch of ground sat a virtually complete Handley Page Hastings, and two Avro Lincolns. You can imagine the fun we boys had.
 
The model looks great! Looking forward to fly it in FS. Any plans for converting it into a mark 8?

Without being an expert on the topic, I believe most if not all of the British bombers (including the Lancaster, halifax and stirling had the pilot (skipper/AC) seat on the left side, so it sounds natural they continued this with the Canberra.
 
JensOle said:
Without being an expert on the topic, I believe most if not all of the British bombers (including the Lancaster, halifax and stirling had the pilot (skipper/AC) seat on the left side, so it sounds natural they continued this with the Canberra.
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The Stirling had a conventional pilot and co-pilot cockpit layout.
 
You can hardly tell the cockpit screenshots from actual color photos of the real thing. Beautiful work!
 
Any plans for converting it into a mark 8?
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Not at present, but if there is sufficient demand for any project then we will consider it.

The B(I)8 is actually a significantly different beast in terms of cockpit instrumentation/design and nose area.
 
The righthand seat in the back was co-pilot and slid forward into position when pilot aboard, that is until ejection seats were fitted, where the co-pilot's swung forward to let the Nav in to the back, then swung back in to position.
 
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