Issued with A.L.No.19/F A.P.1565B, Vol.I Sect.I
29. Direct vision panel -
A small knock-out panel is provided on the right
hand side of the hood for use in th event of the
windscreen becoming obscured.
30. Cockpit lighting -
A floodlight (62) is fitted on each side of the
cockpit and is dimmed by a switch (34) immediately
below the instrument panel.
31. Cockpit heating and ventilation -
A small adjustable flap on the starboard coaming
above the instrument panel is provided for ventilation
of the cockpit. The flap is opened by turning a
knurled nut (57) underneath the flap.
32. Oxygen -
A standard regulator unit (23) is fitted on the
left hand side of the instrument panel and a bayonet
socket (65) is on the right hand side of the cockpit.
A separate cock is provided in addition to the regulator.
33. Mirror -
A mirror providing a rearward view is fitted at the
top of the windscreen.
34. Map cases -
A metal case (6) for a writing pad and another (2)
for maps, books etc. are fitted on the left hand side
of the cockpit. Storage (71) for a height-and-airspeed
computer is provided below the wireless remote contactor.
OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT AND CONTROLS
35.(a) Guns and cannon -
The eight machine guns on the Spitfire IIA are fired
pneumatically by a push-button on the control column
spade grip. The compressed air supply is taken from
the same source as the brake supply, the available
pressure being shown by the gauge (18). The push-button
is surrounded by a milled sleeve which can be rotated
by a quarter of a turn to a safe position in which it
prevents operation of the button. The SAFE and FIRE
positions are engraved on the sleeve and can also be
identified by touch as the sleeve has an indentation
which is at the bottom when the sleeve is in the SAFE
position and is at the side when the sleeve is turned
to the FIRE position.
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