Antonov AN-124 at Miramar

[kevin05d]

There has been an Antonov AN-124 parked at Miramar for the last day or two. It made a Herk that taxied past look like a Cessna 150. Has anyone gotten any cockpit pix?

 

[The Chief]

 

[MasterBates]

What is with the Russians and blue cockpits? You'd think they'd do red if anything.

 

[KBayDog]

What is with the Russians and blue cockpits? You'd think they'd do red if anything.

It was a part of Perestroika.

 

[scoober78]

What is with the Russians and blue cockpits? You'd think they'd do red if anything.

Indeed...where did they come up with it...

 

[Flugelman]

Must be the radio operator's position in the lower right of the picture with the half-circle cutout for the stomach. I always did have to fight my weight to pass every year, but that is a little much...:icon_tong

 

[lowflier03]

What is with the Russians and blue cockpits? You'd think they'd do red if anything.

They did a study and determined that shade of blue kept pilots the calmest and reduced stress. I think there was also something in there about keeping your eyes from getting tired as well.

 

[nittany03]

They say taupe is very soothing . . .

 

[81montedriver]

total threadjack, but did any of you fly an E-2 into PMD this afternoon?

 

[Cron]

What is with the Russians and blue cockpits?

That's the first thing that came to my mind too. Always called it aquagay.

 

[Catmando]

What is with the Russians and blue cockpits? You'd think they'd do red if anything.

Like most everything else, they stole it from us.

Behold the old Mac'D robin egg blue cockpit of the DC-9 of years past:

 

[xj220]

That's not a cockpit, that's a bridge!