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Luftwaffe cockpit workshop History of the Luftwaffe. Manufacturing of replicas aircraft instrument panels
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Interior view of a Heinkel He 111 from one of the early production series. Directly in front of the photographer is the ...
04/09/2026

Interior view of a Heinkel He 111 from one of the early production series. Directly in front of the photographer is the entrance to the bomb bay; beyond it is the pilot’s cockpit, with its instrument panel visible in the distance.

The cockpit of the Henschel Hs 129 was extremely compact, and some of the instruments associated with the engines were t...
02/09/2026

The cockpit of the Henschel Hs 129 was extremely compact, and some of the instruments associated with the engines were therefore relocated outside the cockpit onto external instrument panels mounted on the inboard sides of the engine nacelles, following the same principle as that used on the Junkers Ju 88.

The cockpit of the Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor. Judging by the instruments fitted to the instrument panel, this appears to ...
31/08/2026

The cockpit of the Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor. Judging by the instruments fitted to the instrument panel, this appears to be a pre-war civilian passenger version. Note the Focke-Wulf company logo on the rudder pedals.

Messerschmitt Me 263 cockpit. The first photograph shows a panel fitted with almost all of its instruments, while the se...
28/08/2026

Messerschmitt Me 263 cockpit. The first photograph shows a panel fitted with almost all of its instruments, while the second shows the panel with cardboard mock-ups of the instruments. It is worth noting that the instruments are arranged differently on the two panels, and it is possible that the instrument panel of a production aircraft would have been considerably different in appearance.
The Me 263 was a further development of the Me 163, but despite all efforts, only three aircraft had been completed by the end of the war, none of which ever took to the air.

The photograph was taken from the co-pilot’s position aboard a Legion Condor Junkers Ju 52, over the Mediterranean Sea. ...
26/08/2026

The photograph was taken from the co-pilot’s position aboard a Legion Condor Junkers Ju 52, over the Mediterranean Sea. 1938.

Arado Ar 234 instrument panel. The navigation instrument panel is located on the left, while directly in front of the pi...
24/08/2026

Arado Ar 234 instrument panel. The navigation instrument panel is located on the left, while directly in front of the pilot is an unusually shaped, stepped panel housing the instruments for engine operation and auxiliary systems.

Dornier Do 217 K cockpit, page from the manual.
21/08/2026

Dornier Do 217 K cockpit, page from the manual.

Operator in the cockpit of a Heinkel He 111 uses a joystick to correct the flight path of an FX-1400 guided bomb.
19/08/2026

Operator in the cockpit of a Heinkel He 111 uses a joystick to correct the flight path of an FX-1400 guided bomb.

Arado Ar 68 cockpit. The last biplane to serve with the Luftwaffe, and the Luftwaffe’s most widely used fighter before t...
17/08/2026

Arado Ar 68 cockpit. The last biplane to serve with the Luftwaffe, and the Luftwaffe’s most widely used fighter before the introduction of the Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Cockpit of a Gotha Go 244 transport aircraft. An interesting field modification to the instrument panel, with a pneumati...
14/08/2026

Cockpit of a Gotha Go 244 transport aircraft. An interesting field modification to the instrument panel, with a pneumatic turn indicator added.

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