A fascinating cockpit indeed...
AB, some thoughts in response to your own:
There are several odd things in view. It strikes me that these oddities all probably have one fundamental cause. Is it possibly an aircraft built to be flown by a pilot with some physical disability?
The circular paddles might be: a control, and indicator, a restraint?
The thing that looks like a pitchfork end is interesting. I'm not convinced it's operated by the hand holding the control column.
Turning to that column, it looks, to me, as if it may be complete. There is a hole in the top, certainly, but there is also a grip with pushbuttons which could be operated with the hand horizontal.
Windows: for the pilot to look out of, or someone else to look in through?
Also of interest are the two paddle-shaped valve controls on the left.
For some odd reason I'm thinking about crop-dusters...
Last edited by TheiC; 26th Jun 2013 at 06:24.