Does the actual Vickers Vimy aircraft (as modelled in Flight Simulator 2004) have panel lighting at night?
diamond_iceman2002 asked:
I have an interest in flight simulation and like playing Flight Simulator 2004 which features the olf Vickers Vimy. I know this question sounds silly but I just wondered if the real Vickers Vimy aircraft really did have panel lighting for night flying?
I have an interest in flight simulation and like playing Flight Simulator 2004 which features the olf Vickers Vimy. I know this question sounds silly but I just wondered if the real Vickers Vimy aircraft really did have panel lighting for night flying?
Yes, they did have electric lights way back in the “stone age”, and it is probable that the Vickers did have some sort of panel illumination for night operation, although probably not individually lighted instruments. [who] JetDoc
Yes the vimy does have lights in the gauges and on the panel is a lamp to read a map. these lights were dim but they were there. some later gauges had luminescent numbers and needles. [who] brian L