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rwwink - 17 Jan 2008 23:52 GMT

For you guys (and girls) that are into model aircraft, I was sent this
Link to pictures of the cockpits of some of the worlds famous
aircraft. Enjoy.
R. Wink
http://www.codeonemagazine.com/archives/2007/articles/jan_07/cockpits/cockpits.html

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Pat Flannery - 18 Jan 2008 00:18 GMT

> For you guys (and girls) that are into model aircraft, I was sent this
> Link to pictures of the cockpits of some of the worlds famous
> aircraft. Enjoy.
> R. Wink
> http://www.codeonemagazine.com/archives/2007/articles/jan_07/cockpits/cockpits.html
>

Thanks! That one goes in the bookmarks.
This is interesting, I didn't know the F-35 canopy opened forwards:
http://www.codeonemagazine.com/test/archives/2007/articles/jan_07/cockpits/image
s/cockpits/f35_full.jpg
But given the top lift fan intake, I guess this makes sense.

Pat

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Don McIntyre - 18 Jan 2008 14:17 GMT

> > For you guys (and girls) that are into model aircraft, I was sent this
> > Link to pictures of the cockpits of some of the worlds famous
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>
> Pat

Here's a couple more that may be of interest:

http://members.chello.nl/m.waterloo/index.html

http://www.internationalcockpitclub.org.uk/festphotoreview04-cockpits.htm

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/album_cat.php?cat_id=31

http://www.militaryfactory.com/cockpits/index.asp

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/cockpits/

http://testpilot.363.net/pic/cockpit/page_01.htm

http://www.uscockpits.com/

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MySelf - 18 Jan 2008 00:54 GMT

I wonder if any of the modeling companies will ever make a close up kit
of just a cockpit, similar to what the half ships & cutaways are?
John

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Pat Flannery - 18 Jan 2008 01:03 GMT

> I wonder if any of the modeling companies will ever make a close up
> kit of just a cockpit, similar to what the half ships & cutaways are?

That's been done:
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXBYE9&P=WR
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEEZ1&P=7

Pat

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