 | RAAF Air Pageant!| Warbird Displays Discuss RAAF Air Pageant! in the World War II - Aviation forums; Originally Posted by Wildcat
I always thought it housed a rubber life raft.
This cutaway of a Hudson, describes No.... |
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02-29-2008, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Wildcat  I always thought it housed a rubber life raft. | This cutaway of a Hudson, describes No.142 as the "Entry door (jettisonable dinghy housing)" and No.144 as the "Dinghy release cylinder/hand lever".  Quote:
Originally Posted by Heinz Yep spot on. Only way out and in. | I'm not sure if the Temora Hudson has a retractable ventral gun position ( I won't be ringing them to find out!) but I wonder if the gunner could 'slide' out of this position? Looks like a very small opening... 
The notice just above the gun position reads, "RETRACT GUN PLATFORM BEFORE LANDING"  | 
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02-29-2008, 11:11 PM
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Country: | Great info Graeme. As far as the ventral gun goes Im not sure whether theres does.
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Country:  | It looks like they keep you away from the aircraft is that standard in OZ,
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Well the earlier shots shows I could get pretty close to the nose of the aircraft but all around.
I was standing while watching between the runway and the assembley area of the warbirds so I got a pretty good view overall of the flying action.
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Country:  | Thanks for the confirmation and drawing Graeme! (and great shots again Heinz!)
The remaining Hudsons in NZ also have the ventral gunner's position, (with the exception of one incomplete airframe at RNZAF Wigram). Judging by photo's, it looks pretty cramped, and being built as it is as a retractable one-piece framework, I don't think you would be able to escape from it (it's right next to the door in any case so you probably wouldn't need to). Maybe it was jettisonable though just in case, but I personally doubt it.
Does anyone know if these would be lowered before takeoff? I've only seen it like that in your airshow pics, and the restored RNZAF museum's NZ2013.
My guess is it would only be lowered when nearing enemy airspace, as it would probably knock a few good mph off the airspeed. | |
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03-20-2008, 04:54 AM
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A few passovers and that the birddog there is a combat veteran and still contains bullet holes from Nam.
The Yak 52 didn't go up but in that shot i reckon it looks like a model 
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03-20-2008, 07:39 AM
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