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Originally Posted by Buster_Dee

Any cockpit photos? I like my radars.

Nope. I'm sure they're out there I just haven't found anything yet.

Edit: Best I could do is a picture of a hyperscale model rear cockpit. Note the socket for the stick & the rudder pedals for the rear cockpit.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...psgmnb0mic.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...psgmnb0mic.jpg


There are pictures of the unmounted radar set itself.

http://www.smecc.org/asb-5_airborne_radar.htm

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...nger-asb-radar

Note that the US ABD radar was also installed on the TBF Avenger, and possibly other US Navy planes. so modeling the ABD system might benefit a number of planes.

If you haven't seen it yet, these transcribed manuals look promising for general details about various US radars:

http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/....html#contents

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/...RADTWOA-2.html


Report on use the ABD radar for navigation:

http://www.researcheratlarge.com/Air...Summary19.html


I also just learned that the gunner could fly the Dauntless from his position!

While forward visibility was probably pretty bad, making it unlikely that the gunner could land the plane, the gunner had rudder pedals, a detachable stick which could be fitted into place, and a more or less full set of instruments!

Operationally, this feature was mostly used to allow the gunner to keep track of altitude as the plane dived during dive bombing attacks, or to help keep the plane flying straight and level if the pilot was concentrating on some other task. (Of course, air gunners weren't trained pilots!)

https://books.google.com/books?id=d0...ontrol&f=false


Absolutely nothing to do with the SBD, but this report looks like it could be very useful for modeling just about any sort of Japanese radio, radar or MAD equipment. Too good to let go without a link:

http://www.fischer-tropsch.org/prima...USNTMJ_toc.htm