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The Anson is far roomier than I expected. No wonder that it was used for many different trainingsAn RAF Corporal instructing two aerial photography trainees in an Anson aircraft at the Royal Air Force School of Photography,
24th July 1940.
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Wow! Another new (to me...) British flying boat. Very cool!View attachment 840164The Blackburn Sydney (serial N241) was a long-range maritime patrol flying boat developed for the Royal Air Force in 1930. After evaluation, it was not ordered into production and no further examples were built.
Anothe photo:Wow! Another new (to me...) British flying boat. Very cool!
The Anson is far roomier than I expected. No wonder that it was used for many different trainings
Oh yeah. I remember riding a little turboprop commuter into Roswell NM at a 45 degree angle to the runway. I was looking up the runway from my window seat.Oh - and a video for those who do not know what a crosswind does - all filmed at the Wellington, NZ, airport and presented on airsidetv.com.
The 777 is the prototype and the reason it is towing a small drogue is because it was undergoing crosswind certification at the time.
Note the steam powered tractor at right.View attachment 840164The Blackburn Sydney (serial N241) was a long-range maritime patrol flying boat developed for the Royal Air Force in 1930. After evaluation, it was not ordered into production and no further examples were built.
Here is one of the photos I used in the safety induction I used to teach. I will toss in a few more over the coming days. The photo came off the net in about 2007 or earlier.
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