Percival Proctor interior questions.

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[JWM]

Great photos of insides! - however, is it a bit overdone with weathering?

Edited February 19, 2016 by JWM

[Beard]

I have a photograph of the cockpit arrangement for a Mk.VI radio trainer. The pilot seat is simply the basic metal aircraft seat of the time, lap straps only. To quote from 'The Aeroplane' March 1944.

Equipment. The cabin, which carries the large types of radio installed in operational aircraft, is arranged so as to give the best possible combination of efficiency and comfort for the crew. The pilot is seated on the port side, the wireless operator further back on the starboard side where he faces the transmitter and receiver unit mounted beside the pilot. Intercom for each member of the crew allows a wireless instructor in the rear seat to talk to the pupil or the pilot. If two pupils are carriedthey can easyily change places in the air so that the the pilot does not have to come in and land between each change of pupil. I do not know what the rear layout looks like but it must be pretty crowded. If Graham B mails me I can scan the picture.

I converted one of my kits to a Mk.III. which was quite a job, new tail, cowling, fuselage decking and trimmed down and reshaped canopy plus mods to various other bits.

Thanks, I intend to leave mine as it is, warts and all, because I'll be the only person, who knows it ain't quite right, who'll see it.

Four people and the radio fit physically wouldn't have fitted into the airframe, and even if they had, the CG would have been somewhere behind the trailing edge.

The radio gear installation would be somewhat akin to this

That's a Lancaster so it's fitted into a much bigger space but it's representative of the gear they were training people to use.

Thanks for the information

Ours

Thanks for taking the time to post the photos, Steve.

[Mike Starmer]

Beard, I am not suggesting that you convert it to a MK.III, The wireless set up in that was quite different and awkward to use. Which is why the MK.V was built. If you are are going to build the wireless equipment in I have some pictures and notes. but I don't know how to post on here.

[Beard]

Mike,

I'd love to see your photos, and I'm sure others would to.

There's a guide to posting photos in the FAQ section.