A Tour of the VC10 refuelling aircraft
Oct 10, 2019 05:51:36 #
allan catt
Loc: gillingham,kent,uk
These were taken at Newquay aircraft museum ,well worth a visit ,you can actually sit in the cockpit of most of the planes.
Oct 10, 2019 07:31:38 #
Whenever I see the cockpits of sophisticated modern airplanes it amazes me how much knowledge it must take to understand what all the gauges and switches actually do and measure for flight. Hats-off to all the pilots that keep us safe in the air and the engineers that create these amazing machines.
Oct 10, 2019 11:39:34 #
Oct 11, 2019 05:21:54 #
allan catt wrote:
These were taken at Newquay aircraft museum ,well worth a visit ,you can actually sit in the cockpit of most of the planes.
Fantastic images!!!
Except the last image being out of focus.
Oct 11, 2019 06:33:47 #
allan catt
Loc: gillingham,kent,uk
Yes your right I had a few moments before the guy put the funnel back down ,so I shot and took pot luck .
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Oct 11, 2019 14:03:08 #
Hamltnblue
Loc: Springfield PA
Tomfl101 wrote:
Whenever I see the cockpits of sophisticated modern airplanes it amazes me how much knowledge it must take to understand what all the gauges and switches actually do and measure for flight. Hats-off to all the pilots that keep us safe in the air and the engineers that create these amazing machines.
They're actually pretty easy once explained.
Each engine has a set of gauges, so you have a repeated set for each one.
X4 on this plane.
Oct 11, 2019 21:04:16 #
Great set!! The complexity of the cockpit is both amazing. So much to monitor and do. Also, very interesting to see the internal tanks. Thanks
Oct 11, 2019 22:55:30 #
Oct 13, 2019 13:17:50 #
allan catt wrote:
These were taken at Newquay aircraft museum ,well worth a visit ,you can actually sit in the cockpit of most of the planes.
Nice set, travelled a few times with the RAF on VC10's, loved the sound of those Conway engines! I believe the 10 still holds the sub-sonic transatlantic record for the fastest crossing!
Oct 14, 2019 04:48:47 #
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