Mystery appendage - Lancaster nose probe for what?

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pb43

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Jul 10, 2022
Does anyone know what the nose probe was for. Obviously late war or early post-war as still armed and has GEE fitted.
 

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From memory, it was for wind gust testing at the RAE, but I'd need to check my references.
Found out from another source it was for the development of a gust-alleviation system for the Brabazon. The probes detected gusts which signalled the ailerons to deflect, alleviating the gust-load and also smoothing out the ride. Lancaster Mk.III ME540.
 

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