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[Viking1066]

Replica of the G.I at the Dutch Air Force Museum in Soesterberg 2007 the net

 

[Viking1066]

View of the NAS Pensacola waterfront taken in 1916 shows the tremendous progress at the Navy's first air station in comparison to the tent hangars set up along the shore after the first aviation personnel arrived in January 1914 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Maospati Air Base (KNIL). On the right, a detachment of Fireflies from 860 Squadron. On the left, in front of the hangar, Auster reconnaissance aircraft the net

 

[Viking1066]

Naval Aviation encampment at Vera Cruz, Mexico chasing Villa 1914 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Fokker G.1 rear view 1938 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Fokker D.XXIII fighter, 1939 the net

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

Fokker D.XXIII fighter, 1939 the net
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Which was the idea in case of the need for a bailout arise? Open the canopie and pray? Does anyone know?

 

[MiTasol]

An ejection seat was proposed I think (from reading a history of bang seats some time ago it was one of the first to propose one). Someone here will know for certain.

Where and what guns were proposed was my question.

 

[Lucky13]

Katarina Fire Station in Stockholm, Sweden. It has been operating as a fire station since July 1, 1876, though the building itself dates back to 1783.

Happy 150th Birthday!

 

[GTX]

An ejection seat was proposed I think (from reading a history of bang seats some time ago it was one of the first to propose one). Someone here will know for certain.

They were planning something but I don't believe it made it to even trials before the German invasion.

Where and what guns were proposed was my question.

It was planned to have a pair of F.N. 7.9 mm machine guns in the nose with 500 rounds each, and a pair of F.N. 13.2 mm machine guns in the wings with 200 rounds each.

BTW, here's a photo of it in flight:

 

[cammerjeff]

They were planning something but I don't believe it made it to even trials before the German invasion.

It was planned to have a pair of F.N. 7.9 mm machine guns in the nose with 500 rounds each, and a pair of F.N. 13.2 mm machine guns in the wings with 200 rounds each.

BTW, here's a photo of it in flight:

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Correct on both points, the ejection seat was not fitted to the prototype, but in the picture you posted, you can see the temporary solution for the pilot to bail out of the aircraft if needed. The handrail running down the side of the aircraft just in front of the cockpit was a hand hold for the pilot to use to bail out downwards in front of the wing and below the rear props arc, and the tailplane. I would not have liked to try to use it.
From what I understand, one was located on both sides of the fuselage, and the pilot would have to open or jettison the canopy, grab the handrail, climb out onto the wing, and using the handrail, then throw yourself forward and down to safely exit the A/C.
Seems like a very wishful thinking scenario.

 

[Frog]

Correct on both points, the ejection seat was not fitted to the prototype, but in the picture you posted, you can see the temporary solution for the pilot to bail out of the aircraft if needed. The handrail running down the side of the aircraft just in front of the cockpit was a hand hold for the pilot to use to bail out downwards in front of the wing and below the rear props arc, and the tailplane. I would not have liked to try to use it.
From what I understand, one was located on both sides of the fuselage, and the pilot would have to open or jettison the canopy, grab the handrail, climb out onto the wing, and using the handrail, then throw yourself forward and down to safely exit the A/C.
Seems like a very wishful thinking scenario.

By the way, what solution was scheduled (if any) with the Cessna Skymaster/ O-2 ?

 

[Gnomey]

 

[cammerjeff]

By the way, what solution was scheduled (if any) with the Cessna Skymaster/ O-2 ?

I haven't been able to find anything specific about bailing out of an O-2, Just jettison the door, unhook radio connections and seat belts, and roll out and down from the open door. Nothing specific about missing the rear prop, or if the rear engine should be shut down first and the prop feathered? Considering the low altitudes the A/C normally operated at, I wonder if it was really possible to accomplish, or if a emergency landing would be the better option?

 

[skyking1]

I haven't been able to find anything specific about bailing out of an O-2, Just jettison the door, unhook radio connections and seat belts, and roll out and down from the open door. Nothing specific about missing the rear prop, or if the rear engine should be shut down first and the prop feathered? Considering the low altitudes the A/C normally operated at, I wonder if it was really possible to accomplish, or if a emergency landing would be the better option?

The lift strut puts you outside the prop arc.

Sometimes bailing out is your only option.
A friend of mine was doing a low pass and zooming up in a single seat tiny biplane when the pitch control broke completely. He stepped out at the top of the arc, maybe 300' up at most and tore a shoe off on the way out. He landed on the wreckage. There was no staying with that lawn dart.

 

[Viking1066]

A de Havilland Queen Bee launches from the waist catapult of the Leander-class light cruiser HMS Neptune, which participated in tests and exercises in the Bristol Channel the net

 

[Viking1066]

An unarmed reconnaissance model with glass observation cupola (bath tub) in the aircraft's belly 1939 the net

 

[Viking1066]

D.XVI prototype in 1929 the net

 

[Viking1066]

Dutch Air Force Beech AT-11 Kansan at the R.N.M.F.S in Jackson, MS the net

 

[Viking1066]

Catapult launch from a ship on November 5, 1915, launching from the armored cruiser North Carolina (ACR 12) in Pensacola Bay the net