The English Electric Canberra was first flown in 1950, and yet there were still versions of this fine aircraft in service at the outset of the 21st century. An excellent design overall, the type was also adopted and manufactured in the United States as the Martin B-57. A large number of variants were produced, including high-altitude reconnaissance, attack, nuclear strike, night interdiction, and trainers. The type was initially intended to fly very high and fast and was thus equipped with no defensive armament. Several speed and altitude records were garnered by the Canberra in the years immediately following its introduction into service. In 1957, a rocket-boosted Canberra flew to over 70,000 feet, a staggering altitude at the time.
** FS2004 and FSX (SP1/SP2/Accel) only **
Features
- 2 models and SIX high-detail texture sets :
- WJ678, 100 Sqn., Marham 1978
- 99+36 (ex WK130), Erprobungsstelle 61, Köln/Wahn, 1978-79
- WJ861, 85 Sqn., Binbrook, April 1971
- WD988, 73 Sqn., El Adam, 1958
- VN799, Canberra Prototype, September 1949 (features solid-nose model)
- XH567 (B.6), Thurleigh, Dec. 1976
- FSX version features self-shadowing, bump mapping, bloom fx
- authentic virtual cockpit with animations and mousable controls
- complete crew area included in v-c
- animated bomb bay doors
- animated crew entry with internal lever
- highly authentic flight model with checklist
- User Flight included (.FLT) - fly to Canberra, Aus. (FS9 only)
- animated bomb bay with textured interior
- v-c rain effects (FS9 only)
- animated turbine blades
- authentic undercarriage structure and animations
- 3 realistic crew figures (togglable in FSX)
- smoke trail effect on i-key (automatic in FSX)
- authentic 2D panel, custom pop-ups, fully mousable
- landing lights
FSX FS2004
