Looks like this ..............

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...pas/TU142M.jpg

And both the Tu-95 and Tu-142 were based on this!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ontcheat14.jpg

Tarnished is still asleep in Fort Worth so here's a thing of beauty to be going on with.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...itled-5671.jpg

Beriev Be-200

And yes, a thing of beauty indeed!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...9/Be200_51.jpg

Old Georgy Beriev must be grinning in his grave. He was up there with the best!

OK - here's one to keep you going until Tarnished wakes up!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a341/nw969/cpFRi.jpg

TU-144.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...pas/852974.jpg

Indeed!

Ugly looking thing, compared to Concorde.

Fuel to the fire:

This is a TU95 cockpit from a russian source:
http://www.aeronautics.ru/tupolev/tu...38_cockpit.jpg

..and whilst there are serveral variants, a TU142 is one such variant.

TU-142. Does that mean I get two goes:O

Here...............

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...pas/567879.jpg

Whatever it is, the leather seat pack may look very nice, but would you want to pass that yoke in an ejection situation? Looks like some very badly hurt legs looking for a time and place to me.

Well I know of at least one guy who ejected - and he didn't end up limping.

PS

Modified? F104 Starfighter

Not a Starfighter - but (sort of) related.

To add to the confusion, cockpit of a Tu-95MR:

http://www.aeronautics.ru/tupolev/tu..._instrstat.jpg

Lockheed U2

Cockpit Internal Overview
Taken from U-2R 80-1088, this overview of the instrument panels provides plenty of information regarding the painting of the cockpit. Note the cockpit is Dark Gull Gray (F.S.36231) with black instruments.


Ejection Seat
Also taken from U-2R 80-1088, this picture provides color reference for the U-2 ejection seat. The basic seat is black. The lower cushion appears to be black leather. The rear cushion is a green/gray nylon looking material with silver/gray harnesses and a red headrest.

U2R it is. :ok: Cockpit photograph by Jim Rotramel. Welcome back Cringe

F106...for a both hands on the stick approach....

Delta Dagger...................?

Correct! And one morehttp://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/image...53f7ff691.jpeg

looks like a B-2.....

Here's a clue...........

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...titled-156.jpg

The Tu-95MS pic that I posted was taken by me, en-route Dyagilevo AB- RAF Fairford, 21 July 1993. A tad noisier than a Shack.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...sy/BearF3s.jpg

I'm awake now thanks but wish I was still asleep, I'm confused.

The F102/106 Delta Dagger/Dart is pretty certain.

The big glass cockpit is the Osprey V-22 XV-22 or whatever, fantastic thing to watch it doing its "Transformers - Robots in Disguise" thing to stow itself away.

I'll keep my goes in the bag just now until I sort my inbox and do some work!

Tarnished

Sorry Tarnished but it is not an Osprey.....

Back to sleep for me then.....

Merlin?

EH-101 Merlin perchance?

Again, close but ultimately no cigar....or brandy

Cor It's just like the shuttle in there:}

Eurocopter NH90

Looks like a disco in there ;)

Next

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ing/woosh1.jpg

Bolleaux I think you are right!

That Gulfstream modified for Shuttle approach training?

mmm, if I was a pedant I would ask what kind of Gulfstream ;) ... but yep, that's it. The Gulfstream 2 - C11A STA (Shuttle Training Aircraft)

AW c'mon I was close:}

Dead easy one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/Gainesy/AAR.jpg

Close, but no coconut. Extra smartie points for IDing the tanker.

CH or MH53 refuelling from C123 Provider tanker

CH-53D Sea Stallion

As its nearly beer o'clock and you're all almost there, its an HH-53E Stallion and an HC-130 from the 67th ARRS at Woodbridge in 1980. Nickname Super Jolly Green (actually the callsign was Jolly XX)

Time for Tarnished to dig about the archives at work?