maxdecal Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hi All, I'm planning to do a small diorama of a Canberra taxiing off the runway onto the hard stand. I want to build it with the nosewheels turned off-centre but I was Just wondering if when the nose wheels were turned off-centre was the rudder deflected as well on the real thing? Any help greatly apreciated. thanks. Joe http://www.maxdecals.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Hi All, I'm planning to do a small diorama of a Canberra taxiing off the runway onto the hard stand. I want to build it with the nosewheels turned off-centre but I was Just wondering if when the nose wheels were turned off-centre was the rudder deflected as well on the real thing? Any help greatly apreciated. thanks. Joe http://www.maxdecals.com I seem to recall hearing somewhere that Canberras were steered using differential braking on the main wheels the nose wheel just castored, so the rudder would not deflect. Willing to be corrected on this! Selwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 No the Canberra nose wheel is not steerable,, it's done on the main wheel brakes, so no rudder interconection. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxdecal Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share Posted August 15, 2014 Thanks for the replies. So rudder straight but nosewheel castored left or right should be ok. Thanks, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeELL Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I can confirm. The brake was stick mounted and the rudder pedal determined where the brake pressure was delivered. So, I am inclined to to recall that the rudder pedals were pushed in e direction of turn ( moving the rudder) and the brake lever applied by hand, so the rudder would be deflected. Scary thing is I have over 1000 hrs of Canberra time in my log book and cannot remember some of these important details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I can confirm. The brake was stick mounted and the rudder pedal determined where the brake pressure was delivered. So, I am inclined to to recall that the rudder pedals were pushed in e direction of turn ( moving the rudder) and the brake lever applied by hand, so the rudder would be deflected. Scary thing is I have over 1000 hrs of Canberra time in my log book and cannot remember some of these important details. Jogging your memory, were they were toe brakes? i.e. You pressed the top of the rudder pedals with you feet to apply the brake? Selwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) From the pilots notes for the B.2 "The hydraulic wheel brakes are operated by the lever (62) on the control column. A parking catch is provided. Differential braking is obtained by movement of the rudder bar." If you watch the landing at the end of this video you can clearly see the rudder moving with the differential braking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja54timM5Ws HTHAndy Edited November 23, 2014 by andym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeELL Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 The 'fish finger' air brakes are obvious as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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