Name the aircraft

[V8LM]

A bit of fun.

[Cyder]

Jeff





















Oh Ok, I'll go with Concorde, although I've got a niggly feeling it's too big.

[telecat]

TU144?

[24lemons]

No it's more modern than Concorde and its got joysticks instead of traditional yokes. I'd hazard a guess at an airbus of some sort, a380?

ETA I am viewing this on an iPhone so it's hard to make out details!

[205alive]

B1?

[Eric Mc]

Airbus A400M?

[24lemons]

Ok I've decided I'm completely wrong as it looks too old to be an a380. It has four engines though I think...

[205alive]

Valkyrie?

[eharding]

Boeing SST mock-up flight deck.

[Eric Mc]

I don't think Boeing would have used joysticks on teh SST (they like their yokes, Boeing do).

I reckon the XB-70 was a good guess as that had an ejection capsule for each crew member and joysticks usually go with ejection seats (there are exceptions, I know).

[AnotherClarkey]

What joysticks are people referring to? I see rather strange two-part yokes emerging from the panel?

ETA Looks like the Boeing SST mock-up response was right on the money!

[eharding]

Eric Mc said:

I don't think Boeing would have used joysticks on teh SST (they like their yokes, Boeing do).

I reckon the XB-70 was a good guess as that had an ejection capsule for each crew member and joysticks usually go with ejection seats (there are exceptions, I know).

I think you'll find I'm right, Eric

[nick heppinstall]

eharding said:

Boeing SST mock-up flight deck.

Yes it's the Boeing SST. I've been in it.

[Eric Mc]

Blimey - I hope they weren't expecting the flight crew to eject if in trouble.
I could imagine the scenario.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have inadvertantly gotten the airplane into an unrecoverable situation. We will shortly be ejecting - so long suckers".

[JW911]

Not enough throttles for the Valkyrie.

[Eric Mc]

And the XB-70 has yokes!

[V8LM]

eharding said:

Boeing SST mock-up flight deck.

Correct. At the Hiller museum in Redwood City, CA. Good place to drop in if you are passing.

Your turn...

[Hooli]

Is that a handbrake on the RH side of the centre console?

[Turbodiesel1690]

Who can identify this aircraft?:

[vetrof]

Huey.