Manchester in flight

Manchester in flight

Manchester in flight

Early tests showed that, with the nose turret rotated, the airflow along the fuselage sides was disturbed and the Manchester yawed violently. The problem was solved by installing a raised lip ahead of the tail turret and moving the nose turret’s axis of rotation forwards by 2 in (5 cm).


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Manchester in flight

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