Cockpit Restoration Update Things are moving forward every single day. The fluorescent cockpit lighting is now working, although the original tubes remain unreliable. I’ll keep working on them for now, but if necessary, I’ll eventually convert them to LED while preserving the original brightness and Kelvin temperature. The eyebrows have finally been restored and reinstalled […]
It’s been a while since my last update, but the project is continuing to move forward—slowly, but steadily. Both control columns have now been reinstalled. Before doing so, I removed the complete control column support assemblies, cleaned them thoroughly, lubricated all moving parts, and installed new control cables. Thanks to a very helpful reference photo, […]
All pilot instrument panels are finally back in place, and the project is once again looking like a real cockpit.One of the biggest tasks was replacing a severely corroded aluminum panel. A custom-made replacement from Germany required extensive fitting due to its complex shape, but the result is a perfect fit.The glareshield was restored by […]
The project continues to move ahead steadily. The copilot’s panel is now fully wired and labeled, and the engine panel has also been reinstalled.At this point, nearly all instruments have been converted and are ready for operation, with the exception of the fuel used indicator and the standby attitude indicator on the engine panel and […]
At the moment I’m very busy getting the 115V/400Hz power into the cockpit. Over time, I had collected three static inverters for this purpose, and two of them turned out to be defective. The Flitetronic PC17 works well and is pleasantly quiet. It will be installed underneath the cockpit relay panel behind the flight engineer. […]