Spitfire Mk V - The Canopy
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- Take a close-up look at the Spitfire Mk V’s Canopy Hood. There's more to it than you might think. We shall refer to the 1942 Air Ministry Manual for the Spitfire Mk V and show relevant re-worked colour AP diagrams.
Textual extracts from Air Ministry Air Publications are Crown Copyright and transcribed with the kind permission of the National Archives, London. All colour diagrams are based on original Air Ministry Air Publications mono illustrations and transcribed into colour by Bryan Atkinson with the permission of the National Archives, London.
Thanks must also be given to the following superb organisations for their kind support when Bryan Atkinson originally developed The Spitfire Mk V Explored PC CD-ROM back in 2005, all are listed below and are included once again in this series of videos.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, AB910. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, BL614. Royal Air Force Museum, London.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, BM597. The Historic Aircraft Collection.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, EP120. The Fighter Collection.
Spitfire Mk.Vc, AR501. The Shuttleworth Collection.
The Imperial War Museum, Duxford.
The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust.
The National Archives, London.
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Table of Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - The Windscreen
01:23 - The Sliding Hood
02:34 - The Direct Vision Panel
02:56 - Cockpit Hood Jettisoning
03:50 - The Dimming Sun Screen
04:21 - Rear Canopy Detail
04:53 - The Cockpit Door
05:20 - Rearview Mirror
05:41 - The Windscreen De-icing System
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I read the spitfire Mk1 pilots manual a few weeks ago and constantly needed to refer to the black and white cockpit photographs which were not that clear. This video explains it so clearly.
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I never knew the canopy could be jettisoned ! The detail in your videos and the quality of the visuals along with the wonderful engineering vocabulary are such a pleasure.
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Really fascinating - thank you!
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Excellent descriptions, very clear explanations of the parts, I like they way you highlight the parts you are talking about. Very informative. Thank you
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The thing to remember about the Spitfire canopy only press the little button to open the canopy, when you shut it do not touch the button. If you do press it the canopy will jam and not release from the outside, only option then was to jettison it to release it then reset it. In the days of BBMF at RAF Coltishall it happened a lot, we got good at resetting them.
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Very informative....always interested me the cockpit structures on military aircraft.Thanks for posting
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I certainly did find it interesting.
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You forgot to mention that there are two types of windscreens (with internal and external armored glass) and two types od hoods on Mk-V ("normal" and a blown type) - and being blown it was not(?) possible to make a knock-out oval panel (needed to equalise air-pressure in case of emergency escape in flight) - thus a crowbar was incorporated on the cockpit door in the same time as the blown-type canopy
Thanks, your point is much appreciated and noted. I am generally following the 1942 wartime AP manuals. Being a 'snap shot' in time, mine probably has been updated to not include the earlier windscreen. Since this video was produced, I have included details of the two Windscreen types in the next video The Spitfire Mk.V - The Fuselage. Thanks for watching.
.. earlier ("curved") windscreen is on the cover photo of this very video so it must be mentioned somewhere ;)
Hi, great video but you should perhaps start by explaining the difference between early and late MkV canopies ie the external vs internal armoured glass, especially as some of your footage flits between the two. I am familiar with the difference, but many may not be. Looking forward to more of your videos, and will be catching up on the Spitfire ones you have already done. Kind regards, Nick
Thanks, your point is much appreciated and noted. I am generally following the 1942 wartime AP instructions. Being a snap shot in time, mine probably has been updated to not include the earlier windscreen. I appreciate what you say Nick, and will endeavour to try to include additional info when I can.
Hi Brian, enjoyed yet another of your videos. The release of the canopy seems easy. In the recent film Dunkirk a Spitfire ditches in the sea and the pilot struggles to release the canopy as it appears to be stuck, just wondering how realistic this would have been? Thanks again!
Thanks for your feedback and glad you liked the video. I suppose, like any film they like to raise the tension in the viewer. Still it would be true that in a wartime situation, a cannon round could damage part of the release gear in some way that would make jettisoning the hood difficult - if not impossible. Add to that, the fear factor of the situation and it must have been terrifying.
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That rear mirror wasn't exactly the most aerodynamic thing in the world was it??
No it certainly wasn't! Thanks for watching
Hi, was this canopy locking and sliding mechanism used in spitfires in 1942 ? John
Yes it was! Thanks for watching