What Cockpit?

[India Four Two]

PS I’ve just found this:

You Tube

I presume the ejection was at Ellington Field.

[Noyade]

Thanks India...

[India Four Two]

That looks like a BD-5, the J model?

[meleagertoo]

The only aircraft Richard Bach described as being more dangerous on take-off than on landing.

[Noyade]

Originally Posted by India Four Two

That looks like a BD-5, the J model?

That's him India, back to you.

[India Four Two]

The first time I saw a BD-5 was six years ago at the Western Museum of Flight at Torrance Airport (Zamperini Field) south of LAX. I was surprised how small the cockpit was.

No way I could get into one at my advanced age, although I can still get into single-seat gliders.

I’m not sure I would’ve fitted into it when I was in my 20s!

Nothing to hand so Open House.

[meleagertoo]

This is the Engineer's panel of what aircraft?

[India Four Two]

I think I would have installed another clock on the top right for symmetry considerations!

[meleagertoo]

High class panel, that.

[dixi188]

Is this from an airship?

[meleagertoo]

From that era.
This designer might well have been related to an airship designer. They were an interbred lot.

[meleagertoo]

OK, here's the main panel. Very posh.

[meleagertoo]

Bump...

No one here do crossword clues?
This is an aeroplane with an aristocratic background.
One with class.

[Self loading bear]

I have been looking at Zeppelin-Staaken but no match.
Is it German?

[meleagertoo]

High class German.

[dash7fan]

Junkers G 38

OH if correct

[meleagertoo]

You got it!

[meleagertoo]

[Self loading bear]

Started searching late:
open wooden aircraft cockpit
Royal Aircraft Factory SE-5a

[meleagertoo]

Well done! You have control.