What Cockpit? MK VI

[evansb]

Thank you. Interesting, unusual challenge. Here is the next mystery cockpit:

[evansb]

Clue: At first glance, this aircraft looks like another country's revolutionary design.

[Tu.114]

Avia S.92?

[evansb]

Sorry, not the Avia S.92, but you are in the right category.

[Tu.114]

Does that point to the Sukhoi 9 (Samolyot K)?

Tu.114

[evansb]

Yes, it is the cockpit diagram of the original Sukhoi Su-9. You have control.

[Tu.114]

Thank You, EvansB.

I did not find much in my books that appears appropriate, but maybe this will do:




Tu.114

[fire-fox]

looks like a Dornier flying boat, may be the Do 18E ?

[Tu.114]

Fire-Fox,

sorry, it is neither a Dornier nor a flying boat.

Tu.114

[evansb]

A couple of questions: Is it a research or experimental aircraft? Would a re-scan of your photo improve the quality of the right-hand side of the image so we can view the instrument calibrations?

Thanks

[Tu.114]

evansb,

here is the same shot in hopefully better quality:



It is not a research plane, but experimental in the sense of prototype is a fitting adjective.

Tu.114

[Tu.114]

The specific plane that belongs to the picture was a flying prototype. Series production had already begun when it flew, but was halted soon thereafter. Today, there is no surviving complete airframe.

Tu.114

[evansb]

Sud-Est S.E. 2010 ?

[Tu.114]

No, it is not French - and even less successful than the SE.2010; it did not see line service. After the cancellation of the programme, the company did not build another aircraft.

[evansb]

Baade 152.

[Tu.114]

EvansB,

thatīs correct.

Over to you...

[evansb]

Thank you very much. A Baade 152 cockpit photo would seem quite rare. Here is the next cockpit challenge:

[MReyn24050]

Baade 152

TU.114 thanks for a very interesting find of a photograph of the original panel. The Baade 152 was the subject of a challenge by cringe in June 2006 (What Cockpit II Page 9 Post #171) however her photograph was I believe a replica of part of the panel for reconstruction purposes.

Mel

[Tu.114]

Mel,

in case You are interested, You will find a heap of other pictures and details about the 152 and the entire GDR aviation industry in "Die deutsche Luftfahrt" Vol. 22 "Luftfahrt Ost 1945-1990", ISBN. 3-7637-6109-8 (in german language).

Sorry for drift - back to the cockpit challenge.

Junkers 86?

[evansb]

Sorry, not a Junkers 86. Not German. The aircraft was an improvement on an earlier model.