|
|
Post by corsair67 on Nov 13, 2007 19:10:03 GMT 12
|
|
|
|
Post by FlyNavy on Nov 13, 2007 19:45:53 GMT 12
WOW! Great pics. Look at that Link Trainer (last pic)?
|
|
|
|
Post by flyjoe180 on Nov 14, 2007 9:23:22 GMT 12
Great photos Craig. Does Santa read this forum?
|
|
|
|
Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 14, 2007 13:16:34 GMT 12
Excellent photos of an interesting collection. I'd never seen photos of this collection before I don't think. I like the white Canberra!
|
|
|
|
Post by corsair67 on Nov 14, 2007 13:27:00 GMT 12
Yes, it certainly is a great collection, Dave. I think the white paint makes the Canberra look even bigger than it already is - and a Canberra isn't a small plane anyway! I gather that this Canberra was used by the RAF for weather observation during the nuclear tests.
The C-47 was operated by ARDU at RAAF Edinburgh but suffered an engine failure (and undercarrige failure) just after takeoff a few years ago, and was later written off by the RAAF. It was purchased through a tender by the museum for $12 000, and finally restored to all its former glory a couple of years ago.
The sad thing about this museum is that most of its volunteers are in their 60s and 70s, and they are having trouble finding younger members to take up the reins.
|
|
|
|
Post by flyjoe180 on Nov 14, 2007 13:29:37 GMT 12
That must be a struggle for a lot of museums. Not only finding younger peopl einterested in volunteering time, but also those with the necessary skills to maintain the collections.
|
|
|
|
Post by skyhawkdon on Nov 14, 2007 14:16:38 GMT 12
I didn't realise there were so many complete Sea Venoms in Australia. Great to see their collection. Have they got room for a Skyhawk...??
|
|
|
|
Post by FlyNavy on Nov 14, 2007 14:22:20 GMT 12
Let us hope so (about adding a Skyhawk). Yes it is nice to see a few Sea Venoms around now.
AND
I hope that white Canberra does not glow in the dark. ;D
|
|
|
|
Post by corsair67 on Nov 14, 2007 14:41:06 GMT 12
No, it doesn't; but your testicle do shrink if you stand close to it for more than 1 minute! ;D
|
|
|
|
Post by planeimages on Nov 14, 2007 18:49:40 GMT 12
Hi Craig,
Try a mono pod to steady the camera. Much easier to use than a tri and less likely to get you moved on by officialdom. Nice shots. My Dad navigated about 50% of the RAAF's Dakotas and it was good to see a shot of his seat.
Just imagine what the forward view and balance of the aircraft were like in the D.H 60G (Gipsy Major 1 or II) Moth with the engine sticking up that way. How much nicer were the 60G III Moth Major and Tiger Moth where the similar de Havilland Gipsy Major was designed to be mounted inverted?
Cheers PF
|
|
|
|
Post by corsair67 on Nov 14, 2007 19:07:09 GMT 12
Peter, I've noticed a few people roaming about with monopods, and I was wondering if they'd do the trick. They certainly do look a lot easier to carry and not so cumbersome to unpack/stow.
The C-47 navigator's station seems pretty cramped, but at least the pilot can't throw stuff back at the nav way back there! ;D
I'm guessing that the spot between the nav station and the pilot was taken up by radios?
|
|
|
|
Post by planeimages on Nov 14, 2007 19:21:04 GMT 12
Yup, sure enough here is a log book entry:
4.10.50 A65-114 RGB (W/T callsign) C47B 06/45 Pilot Flt Lt Judd Officer Commanding Governor General's VIP flight section of No. 86 (Transport) Wing. (Based at RAAF Canberra if my memory serves me correctly).
They flew this particular aircraft until 13.11.50 and then transferred to A65-111, -119, -123, -90, -91, -85, -108, -120, -112, 98, -87, -76 and -100 . Several other officers, including the CO of 86 Wing, SqnLdr Roy Carlin, were noted as the P.I.C.
One of the Daks at HARS was also navigated by Dad during the Monte Bello British Atomic Tests in the 1950s. The two HARS aircraft served with ARDU.
|
|
|
|
Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 15, 2007 11:51:11 GMT 12
Re the monopod, some of the photographers on the PlaneTalk forum have been also using extensions to them and taking photos from above with great results. One of them is PeterA who's a member here too, so he could probably explain the set-up better.
|
|
|
|
Post by planeimages on Nov 17, 2007 13:21:38 GMT 12
Yes, I guess you could do that. The problem is in aiming the camera. You would need a long cable release or an electronic remote. Undoubtedly the higher aspect view can give much more interesting results.
Not sure about C47 radios but that would seem logical.
|
|
