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Code One, Cockpits and a Foamy??
Jim Fusco sent in this link to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' Code One: An Airpower Projection Magazine, Special Cockpit Edition, First Quarter 2007 issue. This article features photos of the cockpits of vintage prop and modern jet Lockheed Martin airplanes -- thirty-two of them. As an example, here is one, the 1920 Martin MB-2 Bomber cockpit -- not many instruments in there!
To see all 32 cockpits, click on this link:
Click here: Code One Magazine's Cockpit Article
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http://www.codeonemagazine.com/test/archives/2007/articles/jan_07/cockpits/cockpits.htmlThe 1920 Martin MB-2 Bomber: the first US-designed bomber to be procured in quantity. Gen. William (Billy) Mitchell used the MB-2 in July 1921 to sink three ships in tests off the Virginia Capes. The trials, which included sinking the captured German battleship Ostfriesland and the former USS Alabama, demonstrated the concept of aerial bombardment and highlighted the vulnerability of naval vessels to attack from the air.
The cockpit reflected early 1920s technology. The large control wheel was the result of the completely manual, unboosted cable and pushrod control systems of the era. The open cockpit had no windscreen.
Photographer/Location: John Rossino/National Museum of the US Air Force
... and a Fabulous USAF Electric Foamy!
Editor: In addition to the cockpit article, the link above gives you access to the entire Archive of the magazine's articles to browse at your leisure.
I found an in-depth article in the 2003 issue of Code One, "Mini UAV Goes Operational," about a very special R/C Foamy -- the USAF's Desert Hawk UAV [Unmanned Aerial Vehicle]. The Desert Hawk's "cockpit" is a ruggedized laptop computer!
It's a 7 lb, electric pusher foamy with 52" wingspan, 34" fuse. The Desert Hawk is a self-navigating recon vehicle that is launched with a bungee cord! Check it out and read the fascinating, unredacted story of its conception and development at:
Click here: Code One Magazine's Desert Hawk Article
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