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Part 7

The Flight Deck



The View Behind The Cockpit



The Left Seat



The Flight Engineer's Panel



And of course, me at the controls of the Spruce Goose....! 8-)
It's also the seat that Howard Hughes sat when he flew the aircraft back in 1947



Hope you enjoyed the photos as much as I do... 8-)

Really awsome set of shots there Andrew! You did an excellent job of showing the size of the H4, with that Dak underneath it's wing you can really see what a huge plane the H4 was.

Thanks for posting them.

Cheers,

TSC.

PS: Your a lucky g!t, sitting in the left seat of the H4, I'm a bit green this morning.  [smiley=shocked.gif]

Awesome shots in all your posts, Andrew!!

God, that thing is huge!!!  The flight deck looks like it could hanger a couple Cessnas!!!!

Cory

Great shots!  Hands down, my favorites are parts 6 & 7.  That's so cool they let you sit in the cockpit of that massive airplane.  Every museum I've been to is really picky about what airplane they let you sit in, and some won't let you sit in any at all.  Great series.

Great shots Andrew. Nice to see you can get inside her (no pun intended). Must have added to just how big she is.

Matt

Great shots in all the posts, Thanks for taking us along, Mark

What a fine time you must have had.......I commend you on your work with the camera, as I know many of those shots are way harder to capture, than to look at.........good job ....... 8-)

Thanks guys, glad you're enjoying them...

What a fine time you must have had.......I commend you on your work with the camera, as I know many of those shots are way harder to capture, than to look at.........good job ....... 8-)

I discovered how difficult it can be to photograph aircraft in a crowded museum, with less than optimal lighting. The Evergreen Museum was ok, though the whole side of the museum is a big window that lets in a lot of light, which can have issues at times, like my photos of the flightdeck.

That new section at the Seattle Musem was the worst...

Nice job Andrew.

Well done, and thanks for the peek at the Hercules... I really want to get up there some day for a look myself.

Thanks for the comments guys

[quote]Great shots!

Great job Andrew...wonderful...I would have thought they would have been glad to give a Veteran a free tour...the cheap sods.  

So...was there any resemblance between the Ford Tr-Motor controls and the Spruce Goose?  

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Great shots Andrew in all 7 sets...That thing really is huge...

[quote]Great job Andrew...wonderful...I would have thought they would have been glad to give a Veteran a free tour...the cheap sods.

Thanks for sharing, that's a huge friggin plane, saw it in the movies but damn that's gotta be awesome up close and in person