Hawker Typhoon car door cockpit

[lee1974]

Hello, does anyone know of any photographs of the cockpit inside or out for the car door Typhoon?. Especially any which show the canopy framing.

Thanks

 

[abaddon1]

This is the best external canopy shot I have...

 

[Wurger]

Here is a little bit closer up....

The pic source: Hawker Typhoon | World War Photos

And one more ...

The pic source: R.A.F. TYPHOONS "ON THE WARPATH" :

 

[Wurger]

And here quite interesting shots... please notice the rib on the inner wall of the door. It looks like there were two variants. One was of the X shape while the second one of the O.

The pic source:
Warbird Information Exchange • View topic - Canadian Hawker Typhoon Project

The pic source: R.A.F. TYPHOONS "ON THE WARPATH" :

 

[fastmongrel]

What was the thinking behind the car door canopy. It looks awkward to use, draggy and hard to get out of in a hurry.

 

[Snautzer01]

 

[fastmongrel]

I wonder where they found the pilots with four arms to use all the controls.

 

[swampyankee]

What was the thinking behind the car door canopy. It looks awkward to use, draggy and hard to get out of in a hurry.

It doesn't strike me as any more awkward or draggy than a regular canopy, but getting out of one in an emergency certainly seems problematic, and is probably the primary reason they've disappeared from fighter/attack aircraft. They were probably used as it's likely easier to get the door to seal and latch properly than was the case for a sliding canopy.

 

[abaddon1]

Here's a view of the cockpit interior of our Car Door variant...

 

[lee1974]

Superb photo's, thanks.

 

[lee1974]

looks like the difference in the doors could be because the door trim is missing on the one with the circle?

 

[rtwpsom2]

looks like the difference in the doors could be because the door trim is missing on the one with the circle?

I don't think they'd have two separate inner door panels as this would significantly increase weight without a purpose other than maybe aesthetics. It's mostly likely a revision to the door design. I can see significant difference in the doors aside from that one panel.

 

[Wurger]

Here another shot with the rib of the "O" shape ...

The pic source: TYPHOON

 

[lee1974]

Looks like the one with the circle moulding could be the later one, the one with the x and handle near the top is fitted to an aircraft with the early rear canopy.

 

[abaddon1]

Hawker Drawing of the Door arrangement...

 

[Airframes]

It's possible that the differences are more relevant to the production source and / or component supplier, i.e. Hawker or Gloster.
I think I've probably seen more pics with the "X" pressing than the circular variant, and the Hasegawa 1/48th scale kit, and the Airfix 1/24th scale kit, both have the "X" type inside panel.