I seem to recall a kind of “Anti_G” version of the SU carburettor from my training? I think this gave up to 15 seconds of inverted flight. Maybe someone can elaborate on this.

Thanks
Chris

…also didn’t they try injecting directly into the supercharger for temporary inverted flight?

The official Mk of WK163 from my experience at is a “B6 MOD”, or at least that’s what she was defined as at RAE Bedford.
DaveJ is probably the best one to confirm all of this Historical stuff precicely but the noses of various Research Canberra were swapped around to better suit the experimental equipment that was installed at the time (something to do with bulkhead connectors on the B6 pressure bulkhead)
WK163 (Originally a B2) recieved the nose that was first fitted to XH568 and then also got B6 wings. Therefore the fuselage is B2 (and still retains the scars from the Scorpion fit!!) and the nose and wings are B6 (origin unknown by myself).
My understanding is that WT327 (Air Platforms US) , originally a B(I)8, has the original nose of WK163.

Hope that helps?

Decisions, decisions,Cornwall or the Isle of Wight for the second week of my summer holiday?

‘Of course I didn’t know the Classic Flight, was going to be here love, oh look I left my ear defenders and hi-viz vest in the car, what a coincidence….’:rolleyes:
Alan

😀
I just happened to be staying on Holiday at Mullion (a few hundred yards down the road from Culdrose) last year during the exact same week as the Airshow….Blimey…what a coincidence :diablo:

I think they’ve got / had a tow along snow blower at Bruntingthorpe with two RR Derwent Engines IIRC (or they could have been DH Engines even?)
Maybe someone there can clarify and post a pic?

Chris

PS..I’ve got a spare Avon if it really starts snowing heavily 😀

Chris,

I wasn’t having a go at anyone, just a bit surprised!!!

I know you wern’t Stringbag…and you’re right it is surprising. Even with a perfectly servicable aircraft there’s still lots to do to get it flying on the civvy side.
Fortunatly there is a permit system in place which allows a proportion of the ‘Military Way’ to be maintained otherwise I doubt anyone would have the time / money to totaly civilianise an ex military.

I’m thinking that perhaps the RAF carried a fair few non critical faults on the Canberra’s towards the end just to keep them flying for the last few months of service and that’s probably why there’s so much outstanding now which would need to be tackled before they go anywhere.

I wonder how much work is on the PR9’s down at Kemble? Probably a similar senario to the T4.

Regards
Chris

Excellent website Tom.
Very neat and well presented….a pleasure to surf!
Hopefully once we get WK163’s ageing website updated you could maybe add a link?

Regards
Chris

It’s a Jet Fuel Starter….used to start bigger turbines via a reduction gearbox.