Ever wondered what the cockpit looks like?

[Ultralights]

found this cool page, well i think its cool, showing the cckpit of many aircraft from many eras.

 

http://www.codeonemagazine.com/test/archives/2007/articles/jan_07/cockpits/cockpits.html

 

 

[Squid]

Excellent site. It certainly gives you an insight into the various controls/instrumentation.

 

My daughter and son-in-law recently gave me a great book titled "In the Cockpit". A whole stack of photographs of a whole range of aircraft from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

 

 

[Guest Fred Bear]

Also one here: http://www.militaryfactory.com/cockpits/index.asp

 

 

[sixtiesrelic]

The worst cockpit I've seen is the Caravell's. Instruments for EVERYTHING. After that time, lights took over. You'd need a video camera to capture a Caravell cockpit.

 

The Viscount's wasn't a thing of beauty either... pho

 

The most complex I've seen is the B52 at Darwin. It's most disappointing feature was the bomb bay door control. A common toggle switch! I'd have thought it would be a beaut big handle.

 

We couldn't take photos from the seats that could be stitched together satisfactorily because we couldn't get far enough away.

 

 

 

 

[Ben Longden]

I'd have thought it would be a beaut big handle. .

Isn't that the bomb release switch.... you know... for the BIG one.... ;)

 

Ben

 

 

[sixtiesrelic]

Same switch, same doors ... any sort of bombs I'd say.[ATTACH]4672.vB[/ATTACH]

 

 

 

[Guest airsick]

I posted this elsewhere before discovering this thread so apologies for double posting. This is a 360 degree view of the A380 cockpit. Lots of switches, buttons, etc.

 

http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm

 

Warning: It is fairly large so may take some time to load over slower connections.

 

 

[Guest Fred Bear]

Nice find. Thanks ;)