Seating for One by bmac62
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...cockpit of one of the most dreaded German Luftwaffe fighters of World War II,...the Messerschmidtt Bf 109E-3. This workhorse used a powerful engine married to the smallest possible airframe for maximum performance.
...a very tight fit for one pilot wearing a parachute. (Will post a picture of the pilot next)
...tall, heavyset men need not apply:)
Have never been able to get this instrument panel sharp before but this time a tripod almost did the trick for me.
Bill
"Magnified"
Comments (37)
Fantastic capture! Not standard colours, right?
The great plane... Thanks for all these marvelous plane pic Bill...Thanks
wonderful photo!!
Very cool capture!!
exciting capture smiles would be cool to fly if only I knew how warm hugs, Linda
Very good photo. Gives an idea of how cramped the cockpit is, and the machine guns fire between the rotating propeller blades (back to WW I technology) making for better aiming. Despite lighting glare, good info about the paint scheme and colors. Interesting with the sideways opening cockpit canopy - rasier to open? This is a good photo job. Were you on the wing or on a ladder to get this high angle view? Have any more photos of this plane? Thanks a lot! :)
That is one small cockpit Bill but a nice shot of it, well capture my friend!!
This is my way of looking at this picture of yours so I totaly ignore the background and I see a model plane with a such a fine details. Gotta love the painting what brings back good memories when I was building these little guys.
nice detail shot of this plane and yes I have builded a model of this machine too
Great Bill. I've never seen the instrument panel before.
Brings it all home to see this!
Fantastic capture.
Brilliant shot Bill.
Superb capture and POV, Bill! Looks like a flyer too, given the trail of fluid out of the round inspection cover. Clive
Looks very beautiful. Almost a peace of art in there. Very well captured.
Great capture Bill...love those old war planes...
Excellently captured. :)
All I can say mate is this is cool.. :-) I'd love to sit in there.. I have a Spit, now I want the Me! For the set you understand! lol Great work, nice crop! Rob
fabulous capture!!!
Ahh - so the chances of taking the missus for a flip is none... Pity! Wonderful image of this well known killer machine of its time! :)
Tight squeeze for anyone. Great capture!!!!
Curses on you, Red Baron! (shakes fist)...I'm put in mind of Snoopy's flights on his doghouse roof. OK, what can I say, airplanes are not my thing. But this is a great shot!
Excellent capture! Thin pilots only. ;)
great shot!
Nice capture! With your f-stop at 20, you were able to get shots I can't get with my little job. REALLY well done! With that tripod, your camera is worth the weight!
bonne photo!!
Great image Hugs Susan~
Cool capture considering the adverse lighting conditions, Bill. From what I can see it looks like a relatively simple instrument panel. And good luck setting up a tripod with this challenging arrangement. Possibly a monopod would be more utilitarian.
Excellent shot (very). Interesting how they call it an E-3 but they put the primary identification feature of the E-4 on it, the angular canopy (much easier to fab). I guess they're calling it an E-3 because that's what the Swiss engine QEC (quick change engine/cowling assembly) was labeled for. (The airframe was originally a G-2 before handed over to Hispano). I like the streaking oil from the oil fill hatch. I'd like to be there for an engine run. I'm a serious 109 idiot ... I own a gas cap. :D
That's just cruel.....the temptation to jump in would be too much for me.I have a rare English copy of the pilots manual for the E-3. Explains the instruments,start up procedure,take off, flying,landing, gun / cannon operation and even the safest (?) way to land wheels up. (AKA 'crash'). Great picture Bill, looks like an Easter Front or late Home Defense paint scheme, any more of this beauty would be much appreciated.