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Yesterday i spent most of the day in #1 hanger at the museum cleaning aircraft.....Canberra, Avro, Dak , Anson , Harvard, P-51 , Spitfire ,Huey and the A-4.......and as i did each one , i realized how much technology and achievement was just sitting there..........i mean, the difference between the Avro (626) and the A-4 is amazing, but they are only seperated by 24 years (first flights )
Sitting in the Spitfire you realise just how small they where.......or just how long the nose on the P-51 is...

The Canberra and the Dak are my two honeys out there........the Canberra cockpit needed cleaning so i crawled in through the little hatch....to be met by a pilot with no arms or legs ....gave him a quick dust, then did the rest. The cockpit is very cramped, and must have been bloody hot....visability isnt that great even though it is a bubble type canopy....but what a beautiful aircraft....and its about 2 feet longer than the Dak.
And the Dak...the old lady hasnt flown for over 30 years and still leaks oil.....the smell inside is just wonderful.....and she is unchanged since the day she flew in (VIP interior).

Ive said it before, but i do consider myself lucky to be able to take in all this history everyday.....so, if your passing, pop in and take an hour or two to look around....its free, and worth every minute.

For those who have to love to check out a Canberra cockpit , there is one open on specific days at the Ashburton Aviation Museum , the scary part is moving through to the glazed bombardier position that if you had to get out quick there was no way in hell .

As you said Marty , this place Wigram is brilliant to learn more about the type s , I do wonder when Peter Jackson finish,s his Dambuster movie they may get a replica Lancaster? .

Ian Warren wrote:

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 21 2011,9:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

For those who have to love to check out a Canberra cockpit , there is one open on specific days at the Ashburton Aviation Museum , the scary part is moving through to the glazed bombardier position that if you had to get out quick there was no way in hell .

As you said Marty , this place Wigram is brilliant to learn more about the type s , I do wonder when Peter Jackson finish,s his Dambuster movie they may get a replica Lancaster? .

There has been some talk about that.....wouldnt that look great in the new building!

Splitpin wrote:

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 21 2011,12:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There has been some talk about that.....wouldnt that look great in the new building!

Now that is a Dought Brussle Sprout

Splitpin wrote:

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 20 2011,10:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yesterday i spent most of the day in #1 hanger at the museum cleaning aircraft.....Canberra, Avro, Dak , Anson , Harvard, P-51 , Spitfire ,Huey and the A-4.......and as i did each one , i realized how much technology and achievement was just sitting there..........i mean, the difference between the Avro (626) and the A-4 is amazing, but they are only seperated by 24 years (first flights )
Sitting in the Spitfire you realise just how small they where.......or just how long the nose on the P-51 is...

The Canberra and the Dak are my two honeys out there........the Canberra cockpit needed cleaning so i crawled in through the little hatch....to be met by a pilot with no arms or legs ....gave him a quick dust, then did the rest. The cockpit is very cramped, and must have been bloody hot....visability isnt that great even though it is a bubble type canopy....but what a beautiful aircraft....and its about 2 feet longer than the Dak.
And the Dak...the old lady hasnt flown for over 30 years and still leaks oil.....the smell inside is just wonderful.....and she is unchanged since the day she flew in (VIP interior).

Ive said it before, but i do consider myself lucky to be able to take in all this history everyday.....so, if your passing, pop in and take an hour or two to look around....its free, and worth every minute.

the Canberra's look to have been quite maneuverable RNZAF canberra's feature at approx 5.03 min point in video link
http://www.ziln.co.nz/video/1088

Great link thanks Ham yep, the old cranberrys were fully aerobatic, amazing for such a big aircraft, i think the Vulcan was the same........

Great Archive footage , to check out the F105 would have made my day