No, I was just making a joke...as in, "There's so much control equipment in the cockpit, there wasn't any room for the bomb controls, so they had to be pushed out manually."
Actually, the bombardier controls were below the flight deck (the bubble in the photo), as depicted in this diagram (station 9).
You can read more from an engineer who flew on them here, including a larger photo of the one you posted.
I was stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB, and visited the museum often. I don't remember if they had this model on display yet at that time, but I will go back again some day and see it.
I had never heard of it. Looks like it is about the pinnacle of propeller driven aircraft. Stay in the air for 40 hours without refueling. Crazy.
ReplyDeleteFunny thing...all those controls, and no bomb release. Bombardier had to go in the back and kick the things out the bay door.
ReplyDeleteIs that true, was the bombardier in the back pulling the switch?
ReplyDeleteNo, I was just making a joke...as in, "There's so much control equipment in the cockpit, there wasn't any room for the bomb controls, so they had to be pushed out manually."
ReplyDeleteActually, the bombardier controls were below the flight deck (the bubble in the photo), as depicted in this diagram (station 9).
You can read more from an engineer who flew on them here, including a larger photo of the one you posted.
I was stationed at Wright-Patterson AFB, and visited the museum often. I don't remember if they had this model on display yet at that time, but I will go back again some day and see it.