Warbird Information Exchange

Are they unique to the P-61 or were they used on other aircraft as well?

Django,I don't have an answer to your question,but I'll post a picture that shows the wheel.Maybe somebody will be able to tell from that.

[img][img]http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u303/tkr62/1980FireSeason264.jpg[/img][/img]

twin engine types....

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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.

S: Took hammer away from midget.

Well, I can't give an answer either... but I can ask ... I know we have at least one, possibly multiples. The original wheel to our airplane was removed prior to our recovery. I've heard we know who has it, but they won't give it up... maybe someday...
Skins are being shot on the 2nd vertical fin this week. Don't want to jinx anything, but things are progressing a lot faster on the seoncd.

Django,take a look at this page from the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing manual.In the foreground is the co-pilot's control wheel.The pilot's is to the left.It looks pretty close to the one in the P-61C manual to me.

[img][img]http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u303/tkr62/1980FireSeason267.jpg[/img][/img]

Thanks Larry. Although the flying wing having the same wheel doesn't exactly improve my chances of obtaining one!

I came across someone who has one, but my best efforts were not enough for it to change hands.

Did you guys get our "letter" from the Chrome Czars?

Sorry about that Django.I didn't realize that you were on a treasure hunt.I thought you just asked out of curiosity.I don't suppose that any other Northrop build aircraft from that era would be exactly easy to find these days,either.I'd suggest a C-125,but you don't see one of those every day,except for maybe Mustangdriver at the Air Force Museum.

Django, check out the PV-2 control wheels in the sixth through tenth photos on the first posting here:

http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... hp?t=19003

They look very similar.

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Sorry Django, I don't know... a lot of that office stuff doesn't make it across into the shop. It seems I'm on a need to know basis, and apparently theres a lot I don't need to know! ha ... Hope it was good news though!!

That does look pretty close. I haven't found any other pics to confirm that is accurate.

How about an A-26 wheel? Same wheel?

a 'real' photo of a P-61 office



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and views of the XB-35 and YB-49 with a bit more clear details

seems to be the same unit.





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and for comparison - an A-26B cockpit shot from 1944.....

comments ?



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I can see the center caps of the A-26 and the P-61 both have the vertical fluting.