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| THE COCKPIT |
| RESTORATION - 1 |
| When I next visited the Garber facility, the Ta 152 had been moved into the restoration workshop and was begining to look in better shape. The engine has been re-attached and work begun on the cockpit, fuselage and tail surfaces. |
| The right-hand console contains automatic switches and, to the rear (just above the seatbelt) the starter switch |
| The seat had been refitted, the white block is some polystyrene to prevent further wear as the staff climbed in and out of the plane. |
| The main instrument panels had been re-built with instruments re-fitted. At the top, the Revi gunsight and ammunition counters were still missing. |
| The double-glazed plexiglass canopy (outer thickness - 8mm, inner 3mm) is fitted. You can see the rollers in their fuslage runners and the fix of the head armour to the cockpit sides. |
| The rear part of the left hand console has had to be re-built from wood (as the original would have been). The rear part housed radio controls, the connection to the pilot's heated suit and the engine priming pump - still fitted. |
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| Copyright C Silverlight, 2001 |