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By: - 4th April 2020 at 10:52 Permalink - Edited 4th April 2020 at 10:53
Viking/Valetta or Varsity?
By: - 4th April 2020 at 20:13 Permalink - Edited 4th April 2020 at 20:33
Oracal, you may well be on the right track with regards to testing and Boscombe Down. The co-pilot's hand control wheel looks the same non standard item that was fitted to the experimental Avro Ashton, probably used to measure control forces/loads??
The fire extinguisher buttons and centre panel are consistent with a Varsity T 1 panel, looking at other pictures on t'net.
GYD
By: - 4th April 2020 at 21:44 Permalink
As Air ministry and Oracle point out it is indeed a twin Vickers aircraft, the instrumentation panels are identical to Viking/Valletta/Varsity.
As GYD states this type of yoke was experimental, therefore one could safely assume it was a test aircraft of one of the above Vickers types.
By: - 5th April 2020 at 09:25 Permalink
Many thanks to you all, for your input and expertise!
Best regards, Chumpy
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By: chumpy - 4th April 2020 at 10:08
Morning all,
A recently acquired small snap shot of an unknown aircraft flight deck. Late 1950s era looks to be a military twin..any offers??