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Old 21st Mar 2020, 01:51
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Any idea what the hand wheel on the binnacle of the Latecoere is for?
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Old 21st Mar 2020, 09:28
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I think it's a trim wheel.
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Old 21st Mar 2020, 09:33
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Originally Posted by megan
Any idea what the hand wheel on the binnacle of the Latecoere is for?
From a modelers website:
”the distinctive autopilot column”
But no idea if he means the same pinnacle or how he knows it is that.

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Old 21st Mar 2020, 09:41
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Remember he is a modeller.

Apart from trim controls it also had the flap and float controls.
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Old 21st Mar 2020, 10:03
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You could hold a barn dance on that flight deck - or self isolate for coronavirus and still fly............
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Old 22nd Mar 2020, 18:58
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OnceMoreAloft, you stay with your Open House?
Or please post that Big Unkown cockpit.
We will help you out.
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Old 26th Mar 2020, 12:36
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It is unusual to post 2 challenges in a row.
But if no one takes up the Open House i feel forced to do so.
Has anybody something at hand?
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Old 26th Mar 2020, 13:12
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Please do so. I've tried twice but am having some sort of technical issue and keep failing.
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Old 27th Mar 2020, 08:50
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A small contribution -


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Old 27th Mar 2020, 18:42
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Dornier 335 ‘Pfeil’?
Just a guess, but on second thought it might be British as well...
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Old 28th Mar 2020, 02:06
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Wonderfully unique double handed control column. The “Pfeil” had hydraulically assisted ailerons, wonder if that setup was in case of hydraulic failure when more “welly” would be needed. Later, if the A-4 “Skyhawk” had the same problem, it used an extension pulled up out of the top of the control column to get extra leverage.

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Old 28th Mar 2020, 07:34
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yes - the big Dornier - 474 mph on two bloody great engines

having read a bit about them over the years and seen quite a lot written I was amazed to discover they only built 38 or so actual fighters - even tho they started in 1942. The German's produced a load of interesting and quite high performance designs after 1941 but never seemed to b able to get them into production (luckily!)
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Old 28th Mar 2020, 15:31
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Started in 1943 perhaps, but first flight Oct 43, first production orders in May '44, factory destroyed by bombing - it didn't stand much of a chance..
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Old 28th Mar 2020, 15:51
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I did Oberpfaffenhofen where they were build last year in the WA thread. There are some DO 335s in various states of disrepair.

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Old 28th Mar 2020, 21:33
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Oh dear, that means I have to come up with a new challenge... I hadn't counted on that at all. After coming up with the Dornier 335 I realised that the windscreen was a bit like the Bristol 188 as well. We'll go with this one then.


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Old 29th Mar 2020, 14:38
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Do 335 at her birthplace in Oberpfaffenhofen in 1980ies
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Old 29th Mar 2020, 14:44
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Which one is that? I thought there was only one survivor in the NASM?
Edit: disregard, I already found the answer...
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Old 29th Mar 2020, 15:40
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Fuji FA-200 perhaps?
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Old 29th Mar 2020, 18:53
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Correct! You're up MReyn24050.
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Old 29th Mar 2020, 23:58
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Try this ope:-




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