[ARC5] [Milsurplus] ARB canvas cover

[J. Forster]

Hmmm...

That almost raises more questions than it answers.

On recovered aircraft, have other canvas items been found?

If the cover was for spare equipment, why the elaborate cutouts and snaps
so it can be applied/removed with the set cabled up? If the cover were
just an inch or so longer, it'd cover everything without the complexity.

Best,

-John

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> Group,
> The SBD had the ARB mounted underneath the back seat turtleback which
> protected it from any rain or spray.  Since aircraft not immediately about
> to be flown had canvas covers over the entire canopy, there was no need to
> protect equipment inside.  The main problem was sun damage to the canopy
> plexiglass and heating of the cockpit area.
>
> At the Navy air museum here in Pensacola no covers of equipment in
> recovered aircraft have been found to my knowledge.  Any covers of this
> type may have been provided with spare equipment to prevent damage while
> in ready storage
>
> John  W4THQ
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