MiG-3 restoration by Rusavia at MAKS 2005

left cockpit wall details

Updated on September 25, 2005                                                   file name:right-cockpit-wall..htm
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Photos copyright by Yuri Pasholok

 

This overall view of the left side of cockpit allow to distinguish:

  • the steel tube strut with the canopy sliding guide,
  • the armoured backrest,
  • the control column
  • the throttle panel.

The metallic pipes and cylinder could be part of the pneumatic system. Probably the cylinder is a pressure reductor/filter/dehumidifier for compressed air.

A black compressed air bottle should be on the left side, behind the seat.

 

The indicators could be two manometers, one for bottle pressure, the other one for pipes pressure.

The throttle panel.

The silver lever on the right control the magnet for engine ignition : it is on 0 to stop the engine, and 1+2 on normal flight.

upper lever with black handle: throttle

back position: closed gas; forward position: full gas

lower lever with white handle: altimetric corrector

high altitude- ground altitude- max speed

 
 

The light grey crank is for water cooler outlet flap command. The position of the flap can be controlled on the indicator close to the red handles.

The trim wheel on the left could control the trim fence on the left wing aileron.

The footstep door is visible on the wall; it should be closed by a tissue bag to prevent mud access to the fuselage.

 
 

 

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