Someone is here.

The stick is the same as that on the Titan P-51D Mustang.

The truly horrible panel layout reminds me of old British aircraft, but then the modern radios and iPad mount mean it must be fairly recent. :confused:

Lighning Mate has too much time in his hands, obviously. The Titan Mustang it is, specifically this nice looking (outside) one, G-TSIM

http://i43.tinypic.com/2hhhctz.jpg

Over to you....

That's because I am retired.

I have nothing suitable so Open House please.

OK. As it is Open House ...
Here is one where the instrument placards read like a book and it should be easy to work out what aircraft it is.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...ockpit%202.jpg
Larger hi-res image here
I just love that red guarded switch.
It is for the benefit of the guy in the backseat in case he has not realized he is now alone!
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...6/Cockpit3.JPG

I note the g-meter only goes to +3.

What kind of wimps' fighter is that !

Yeah. But it makes up for that with the reading it gets on the Machmeter :E

Yes, very easy, SR-71.

SR-71 it is. You have control con-pilot.

I thought it was a fascinating panel. You won't find many aircraft with a compressor inlet temperature guage red-lined at 430C up with the primary flight instruments, and also intake spike manual settings available for up to Mach 3.2.
Kinda narrows the field down a bit.

Although the SR-71 was famous for flying high and fast, there is a story about how to unintentionally fly it low and slow in a spectacular fashion here.

At the Seattle Museum of Flight, you can sit in an SR-71 cockpit.

I was surprised how cramped it felt, even in shorts and a T-shirt. It must have been a really tight-fit wearing a pressure-suit.

Perhaps con-pilot is "on the run" ;)

In the meantime:


http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps26dee292.png

Note the imaginative "basic stairstep" instrument display.

It looks like it is the Fisher P75
with the photo cropped from this one.
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/...psd42f253e.jpg
What a mongrel of an aircraft!
Built by General Motors at their Fisher Car Body plant in Cleveland, around their new under-powerd Allison engine using bits from other aircraft already in production.

• Wings from the P51 Mustang
• later changed to wings from the P40 Warhawk
• undercarriage from F4U Corsair
• empennage from the Dauntless dive bomber which was later modified

Not a surprise that it was never a success in any way.
It looked rather neat though. :)
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/...psad71dda1.jpg

Terri,

That's the one. You have control.

Thanks.
I find it interesting that British military aircraft had a standard "blind flying panel" instrument layout since the 1930's, while American military aircraft in WW2 seemed to put their instruments all over the place.

Anyway, while we wait for con-pilot to come back and claim his turn, here is a much more modern cockpit that has a few things in it that you will not find on most other aircraft.
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/...pseb5b17a8.jpg

B1-b Lancer?

Well that lasted a whole 17 minutes!
I guess 4 engines and wing sweep made it a bit obvious :{
Well done. B1-B it is. You have control.

Back to Open House...

Yes, apologies to all, should have posted open house when I answered the SR-71 photo. Thought I did, but obviously not.

:O

Where is the List?
 

Is there a list of which cockpits have already been done? If so, where can I find it?

Hi gacman

Threads that have passed beyond page 4 on the main page can be found by clicking on "Archive" at the RH end of the Blue Bar at the bottom of any page.

It was on page 16 :sad: but I'll bump it up to the front page again, good luck :)

Here is a mystery instrument panel:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps311e8471.jpg

Hi bri,

I'll start the ball rolling. US military, probably twin engined, three ordnance hard points, post-WWII?

Yes, twin-engined U.S. military, and it is immediate post-war.

The gods are smiling on me today!

There was something about the yoke that reminded me of the P-38, so I looked up "Lockheed aircraft" on Wikipedia and found:

So almost post-war ;)

Open House if correct.

Yes, an early version of the Lockheed P-2 Neptune. :ok:

As requested, it is OPEN HOUSE.

Here's an easy one....

http://imgbin.me/image/LNVDZAIZ.jpg

Looks like Hanna Reitsch, in which case the aircraft is probably something that no-one with a well-developed will to live would like to be on the same airfield with.

Wartime German experimental then, wasn't she restricted to (setting records in!) gliders post-war?


'b

Hmm...the Image Host I used has died for the moment, and the photograph is no longer visible?

No it wasn't Hanna and we're not in Germany.

Okay, trying another host...Tinypic this time...

http://i57.tinypic.com/11vpjk7.jpg

It is Amelia Earhart, (ca 1930s), so the aircraft is probably American.
http://0.tqn.com/d/womenshistory/1/7...t_ca_1932a.jpg

Correct on both counts Terry.......

Aha! You sneaky bugger with that cunning cropping. It is not an airplane, but an autogyro. Pitcairn PCA-2.
http://acepilots.com/pioneer/amelia-...t-autogiro.jpg

Well done Terry, your control. :ok:

OK. Try this one. About 10 years later and still looks a bit primitive, although it was an aircraft with several unusual design features.
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/...ps37d4bf52.jpg

Issa Bell Airacuda methinks.


OH if correct.

That's it.
The Bell XFM Airacuda.
Weird machine - twin engines, pusher props and a gunner in each nacelle.
Not a good place to try bailing out from, I would think!.

LM has declared open house.

http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6e610cdd.jpg

Identify the aircraft:
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r...psbeb80787.jpg

Bri,

That's a very odd-looking yoke. Is this an experimental or prototype aircraft?

German twin engined WW2...?