Cockpit Build - Hurricane - MK II
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Dickie
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Re: Cockpit Build - Hurricane - MK II
He should bring it to Duxford and charge for rides in it.
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Shittin' hell Nails! Bloody good work indeed, your arse is sat on real history!
I don't suppse they'll throw you any of the bits the seat was strapped on to would they? Like wings, fuselage etc? No need for the cockpit, you'ev got it all there anyway
I don't suppse they'll throw you any of the bits the seat was strapped on to would they? Like wings, fuselage etc? No need for the cockpit, you'ev got it all there anyway
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Grumpy
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Golly!
Adjutant, No. 111 (Fighter) Squadron. Adstantes
Nor law nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds.
A lonely impulse of delight
Led to this tumult in the clouds
Nor law nor duty bade me fight,
Nor public men, nor cheering crowds.
A lonely impulse of delight
Led to this tumult in the clouds
Re: Cockpit Build - Hurricane - MK II
Chaps. What can I say?
Still doesn't make you a good pilot, even if all the information is displayed right in front of ones mug!
The seat would be OK if I was about 30 years younger. But I wouldn't give it up!
Still doesn't make you a good pilot, even if all the information is displayed right in front of ones mug!
The seat would be OK if I was about 30 years younger. But I wouldn't give it up!
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I knocked up a "Channel Selector", loosely based on the real thing (came later in the war). However I am hoping it will come in handy when we swap channels during the Campaign. Changing between RAF/32 Sqn should be quicker.
The 3 Position switch at the bottom is wired in. But not sure what I will be using it for at the mo.
I am installing Mrillis Action! this morning, and the Start/Stop key will be assigned to the "Cine Camera" switch on the instrument panel.
Here is an original:
Here it is fitted to a Spitfire instrument panel (must have been a field Mod at first). The selector is situated in the top left of the picture:
Finally, my own:
The 3 Position switch at the bottom is wired in. But not sure what I will be using it for at the mo.
I am installing Mrillis Action! this morning, and the Start/Stop key will be assigned to the "Cine Camera" switch on the instrument panel.
Here is an original:
Here it is fitted to a Spitfire instrument panel (must have been a field Mod at first). The selector is situated in the top left of the picture:
Finally, my own:
