I am currently restoring two instrument panels from a Handley Page Victor Bomber/Tanker. One being the Pilots main panel from a K2 and the other being the co-pilots main panel from an older K1. By chance is there anyone out there with some pictures of the instrument panels of either type of Victor or perhaps is anyone able to scan the picture of the cockpit layout from the Pilots notes?
Many thanks in anticipation of any help. (PS The panels are for my private collection and not destined anywhere).
By: scott c - 25th April 2006 at 21:24
Hi All
Yes the B.2 did indeed have a sliding panel and it was later changed to the hinged panel on the K.2 (That will teach me to check next time!) Only ever been in the K.2 (Just once or twice, eh Ollie)
Scott C
By: OllieS - 25th April 2006 at 19:58
Hi All,
Just to clarify. The Victor B Mk2 had a sliding fuel panel much like the B/K1. I believe they changed it to a sliding panel in the BMk2A, SR2 and KMk2 variants.
Go to www.lustylindy.co.uk for various cockpit photos, more will be posted shortly of all the varients of the victor.
Cheers
Ollie
By: FMK.6JOHN - 25th April 2006 at 19:50
If anyone is still interested I have a full compliment of cockpit pics of both the Victors at Bruntingthorpe, I have close ups of each panel in turn and several of the back seaters positions too.
In total I have about a dozen on each one and if I work out how to post them I will (very big files).
I also have shots of the simulator at Elvington.
John.
By: GlynRamsden - 25th April 2006 at 19:33
Sorry to contradict Scott C but the B2 Victor definitely had a sliding fuel control panel drawer.
I wish I had a £1 for every time I have ground run a Victor B2!
Glyn
By: scott c - 25th April 2006 at 18:54
Hi All
Bri,As far as know the sliding draw was only a the Mk.1 Victors the same panel on the Mk.2 hinges upwards.In case anyone is wondering why it’s to give access to the bomb aimers position in the nose.
Scott C
By: Ashley - 25th April 2006 at 12:31
Please remember all, when posting other people’s photos to credit them, thank you (in reference to deleted post containing copyrighted image above)
By: bri - 25th April 2006 at 11:08
One interesting feature of the Victor pilots’ panels was that the fuel guages and associated controls were inside a slide-out drawer under the centre instrument panel. It saved a lot of normal ‘panel space’.
Bri
By: scott c - 13th September 2005 at 18:50
Hi All
The pic barnowl posted is a B1A(K2P) and is the cockpit section at bruntingthorpe.
Scott C
By: FLY.BUY - 10th September 2005 at 20:43
Thankyou!
Moggy, Barnowl, Victor simm and Papa Lima, Thankyou very much for your time and replies. All your pictures will be most helpful in my restoration project, an excellent response, once again Many Thanks!
Fly.Buy
By: Moggy C - 8th September 2005 at 22:06
This sort of thing any help?
It’s the Tanker at Elvington. Looks pretty original to me (and well kept) but I’m no Victor expert.
Moggy
I have it in much higher res if you’ve broadband, and a couple more 🙂
By: Papa Lima - 8th September 2005 at 19:12
Victor K1 panel
Scanned from Ian Allan’s “Postwar miltary aircraft: 6” by Andrew Brookes, pages 74 and 75.Pages 76 and 77 also carry views of the port and starboard side controls.
By: OllieS - 8th September 2005 at 17:18
Hi,
The photo is from a K1 or B1, not sure which, as for K2 shots look on www.lustylindy.co.uk in a week when the site goes live. That will cover your every need!
Ollie
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