Take Control by bmac62
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Description
Flight controls in the 2008 version of the DC-3 [Dakota in England] registration number NC1945. This aircraft was built in February 1941 and delivered to TWA in March 1941. It has flown ever since.
Great detail if you open to full-sized view.
Today NC1945 is completely airworthy and resides in the Airline History Museum in Kansas City's Downtown Airport.
Most of us only get to see these things from the outside. It was wide open for visitors the day I saw it. Quite a treat.
Yesterday's post, "Wright Cyclone" and this post go together.
Thanks for looking and your comments are welcomed and appreciated.
Bill
P.S. Must apologize for the washed out windshields...the sun was high and brilliant this day.

Comments (14)
Great picture of the DC-3's keep going and going.
Hi Bill, interesting view and wonderful pic !!! Greetings to you !!
Good thing I don't have to fly that thing...LOL, too many controls for me to figure out! I guess they would put me in that right seat where the "Dummy" in the airplane movies sat! LOL....but I think the concept is interesting to say the least... excellent shot.
Great work, that is a bit of history! Very well done, Clive
Oh the simplicity!!, ALL those gauges would fit in a corner of a 747, and yet for the 100+ gauges on a modern jet these are all you need.Excellent, classic nostalgia really well captured, thanks Bill.
Fantastic shot.
Wonderful sot of the workings not often seen of a Classic aircraft. Long may they fly on! Great shot, my friend. Thanks. Rob.
When opened up to full size the detail is amazing Bill. Can there be anyone who doesn't love this classic aircraft. Superb!!!
I've never seen the flight deck of a Dak before, but the windshield is unmistakable. Great shot, and thanks for sharing.
Great picture. You are right, in zoom one can see a lot of detail. I have watched them in Berlin during the airlift in 1948-49. I was also fortunate enough to have flown on a US Air Force version in 1966, but not in the cockpit. Great documentation.
This is such a fantastic shot! The instrument panels are amazing.
a great shot Bill...very interesting to see
What a neat shot..
That's great!