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B29 cockpit pictures released!
« on: December 18, 2010, 04:43:15 PM »
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2010, 05:15:05 PM »
Wow.. That's the coolest thing I've seen all day..  :aok

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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2010, 05:16:52 PM »
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2010, 05:18:41 PM »
Wow.. That's the coolest thing I've seen all day..  :aok
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2010, 05:27:02 PM »
what is the piping on the roof? O2?
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2010, 05:32:44 PM »
I hit my page up button to try and get a better look at the #1 engine...  :confused:
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2010, 06:10:00 PM »
I hit my page up button to try and get a better look at the #1 engine...  :confused:

I had to resist my impulse to try to move my head position around to get better views.
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2010, 06:11:00 PM »
Very nice, thanks for sharing.  :D

A lot of cockpit space in that B-29.  :banana:
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2010, 07:06:11 PM »
what is the piping on the roof? O2?
I believe it is.
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2010, 07:09:45 PM »
Swing around to the right to see the Flight Engineers station.  All of the engine controls are back there.

How did the pilot adjust power? 
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2010, 07:12:54 PM »
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2010, 07:15:10 PM »
Swing around to the right to see the Flight Engineers station.  All of the engine controls are back there.

How did the pilot adjust power? 

By giving orders to the Flight Engineer.

But I guess the big levers labeled "throttles" to the left of the pilots seat did work too...
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2010, 07:15:58 PM »
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2010, 07:21:38 PM »
what is the piping on the roof? O2?

I believe the larger overhead lines are actually for heated air, to keep the windows clear. With a pressuized cabin, window condinsation and frosting were a common problem.
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Re: B29 cockpit pictures released!
« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2010, 07:37:57 PM »
By giving orders to the Flight Engineer.

But I guess the big levers labeled "throttles" to the left of the pilots seat did work too...
D'oh.  I was looking for throttles on the center console.

Still, the engineer station appears to have all three power controls (throttle, prop pitch and ...?).  What was the pilot controlling?
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