What Cockpit?
I had never seen that cockpit view before, but the exterior picture gives it away. I've seen one of these aircraft at the Museum of Flight Restoration Center at Paine Field.
The Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross.
The Bowlus BA-100 Baby Albatross.
Last edited by India Four Two; 17th Nov 2023 at 05:13.
Standby. I’m travelling. Post in one hour.
A fairly easy one I think. Definitely a “handyman special”:
Yes, a DC-8. I saw it two weeks ago at the museum at Langley BC.
I didn’t recognize it at first because of the lack of the distinctive air intakes under the nose.
dixi188 has control.
I didn’t recognize it at first because of the lack of the distinctive air intakes under the nose.
dixi188 has control.
I was going to say DC-9 based on that red lever in the pic. It would correspond to the emergency gear extension lever in the DC-9...in the floor by the F/O's left foot.
But when someone said they saw it in a museum and it was a DC-8, I thought maybe it could be. I don't know anything about a DC-8. Maybe it also has an emergency gear extension lever it that same spot ?
But when someone said they saw it in a museum and it was a DC-8, I thought maybe it could be. I don't know anything about a DC-8. Maybe it also has an emergency gear extension lever it that same spot ?
I think it may be a DC-9 as there are no intakes for the aircon under the nose. Also photo's of DC-9 cockpits show a lot of blue whereas DC-8s don't.
The museum website doesn't mention it.
The museum website doesn't mention it.
… looking distinctly DC-9ish.
Anyway, all yours dixi.
lot of glass
looks like various controls are in sets of 6
Not many of those around - perhaps a Convair ? But not a B-36 I think.................
looks like various controls are in sets of 6
Not many of those around - perhaps a Convair ? But not a B-36 I think.................
I think you're right Ken - not one that I've ever heard of before! Tho' Conair were pretty desperate to keep building BIG planes............