tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28472049.post6618640837509149780..comments2023-05-22T20:09:18.258+12:00Comments on off-black: Canberra completedOff-Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02463368579157846130noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28472049.post-11743561816369905792011-01-10T23:19:29.999+13:002011-01-10T23:19:29.999+13:00PS I always thought the offset was weird as a kid,...PS I always thought the offset was weird as a kid, but now I think it looks kinda cool. Certainly differentOff-Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463368579157846130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28472049.post-55745815679757896662011-01-10T23:18:23.646+13:002011-01-10T23:18:23.646+13:00Thanks you both! The last British Canberras were a...Thanks you both! The last British Canberras were a few specialised reconnaisance versions. While an old platform it was still effective. Our Canberras went on to the Indian Air Force who also flew them into the 2000's. <br />I was wondering if anyone would notice the offset cockpit :) It was to allow the navigator/bomb aimer to move around the nose section freely from his seat below and beside the pilot. The first Canberras had a bowl-like canopy on the fuselage centreline, this canopy was a later version that provided better visibility. When the US started building Canberras for the USAF (as the B-57), about the first thing they did was redesign the nose section into a more normal layout :)<br />Another british aircraft of the era had a similar layout: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Sea_Vixen <br />The nav in that aircraft didn't get to move around, he was just stuck in a hole with a tiny window, navigators getting a good view of the outside world not being a design priority at the time apparently.Off-Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463368579157846130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28472049.post-57382739714970422042011-01-09T15:13:46.408+13:002011-01-09T15:13:46.408+13:00I just showed this to Matt, and he is impressed an...I just showed this to Matt, and he is impressed and very surprised to learn that they didn't leave service until 2006. He also pointed out the offset cockpit, which I totally would not have noticed if I wasn't looking for it. Looks nice!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667261745186561241noreply@blogger.com