Originally Posted by
wowzz
Thanks for the clarification, although I am slightly disappointed that my theory about the bomb aimer has been thoroughly disproved after all these years !
That's OK. I think I've covered this one here, possibly more than once, before
Here's a shot of a Tu134 flight deck, with the Nav's position down between the pilot's seats, in flight covered by a curtain. I've always thought it must be a marvellous view. The "sidestick throttles" against the pilot's sidewalls (just visible) are mechanically connected between them, plus the mechanism connects back to the throttle controls at the flight engineer's position behind the photographer. I've long thought I'd like to see the complex mechanism required.
A 1960s Soviet hijack attempt had the perpetrator burst onto the 134 flight deck and overcome the two pilots. Feeling on top of the situation, he relaxed his stance, only for the Nav to unexpectedly storm out from behind the curtain and knock him unconscious !
