What Cockpit?

[meleagertoo]

Amazing that the instruments in a Cold War supersonic bomber seem to have changed so little (if at all) since WW2.

[Asturias56]

I have to go out this morning so I'll confirm Bear has it with the Tu2-22 "Blinder" or "Awl"

If the design looks old its because it WAS old - they started on it 1954 and the prototype first flew in 1958 - its really equivalent age to the Vigilante and the Mirage IV. Absolute pig to fly but ooohhhh did it look good!!!

[Self loading bear]

Thank you Asturias
Now this, same time frame, and breeze to fly:

[Asturias56]

thought that was a Philippines A/W tail on the right but the colours are reversed

[meleagertoo]

It's a Morane Saulnier Paris.

[Self loading bear]

Originally Posted by meleagertoo

It's a Morane Saulnier Paris.

Mel has it, please take the wheel.

[meleagertoo]

[Asturias56]

Relatively modern dials - post 1960 to pre 2000?

Fighter stick , what looks like single throttle on left

No hi-tech interception radar or weird imaging devices in sight... perhaps a trainer?

So probably single engined - and a jet as it doesn't seem to have a prop out front?

[meleagertoo]

All of your musings seem perfectly feasible, but whether or not they're accurate I couldn't possibly comment!

[Asturias56]

Yes well - currently slogging through page after page of mid/late 20th Century trainers................... there must have been hundreds of types!!

[meleagertoo]

First flight was a little earlier than you mentioned. They saw service briefly but in small numbers.

[India Four Two]

Based on the harness buckle, American?

[meleagertoo]

Indeed American.
Still three or four airworthy I believe, of which I believe this is one.

[ea200]

I think it may be a Temco TT-1 Pinto. Cockpit looks similar but updated.

[ea200]

Further research says it's a Super Pinto N4229.

[meleagertoo]

The differences between the many variants and updates of the scant 20 produced make it hard to fix on a particular mark but either way ea200 has it. To get it down to an individual airframe is indeed impressive.
Well done!
It looks like a super little pocket-jet. I want one!

You have control.

[Noyade]

Originally Posted by ea200

Super Pinto

Seen here (as the revolutionary XJ-7) expertly flown by Farrah Fawcett battling a Zero hologram produced by 'bad' people in an episode of The Six Million Dollar Man - circa 1976.

[Asturias56]

damn! I hadn't got to "T"

"It looks like a super little pocket-jet. I want one!"

original very underpowered - hence th "Super" upgrade according to Wiki

[ea200]

I got lucky. Looking at a list of 1950's jet trainers I had never heard of Temco so started there.

Open house I'm afraid.

[meleagertoo]

Originally Posted by Asturias56

damn! I hadn't got to "T"

"It looks like a super little pocket-jet. I want one!"

original very underpowered - hence th "Super" upgrade according to Wiki

The original may have been somewhat underpowered (for Navy wave-off purposes) but I doubt any civvy owner would consider it so - and the remaining airworthy examples (of which my photo was one) are all Super-Pintos with a J85 producing 3000lb thrust. In an aircraft with a MAUW of only 3600lb! Climb rate is quoted at 10,000ft/min. I call that **** HOT!