chaman

All these were taken at the Air and Space Museum, one of my favorites place in DC. I love the vintage look of these and perhaps that explains my love of mechanical vintage watches.

The images were taken handheld and without any flash.

269A6203 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

269A6206 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

269A6262 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

269A6466 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr

269A6468 by Oscar Baez Soria, on Flickr


Click on any to see a more detailed version. Thanks for looking.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

I like these and it makes me marvel at how a pilot can keep track of all the information let alone, be certain that each of those switches is where it is supposed to be. And I thought the Nikon F4 had a lot of dials and switches !
Erich

chaman

Thanks for looking!

JohnFrim Loc: Somewhere in the Great White North.

It comes down to a special area in science called Human Factors. It is important to provide the pilot (operator) with as much information as possible in context in a glance, and photo #2 shows good design at its best. When the white pointer is within the green arc at the periphery of the dial the system is performing properly. And the system status can be ascertained without reading the actual value or even the scale (0-10; 0-12; 0-50; 0-100). Many folks think modern digital simply has to be the better way because of precision, but can you imagine trying to figure out if the system is OK if all those dials were 10-digit digital displays?

The right information, presented in the right manner, at the right time, is the key to understanding.

With regard to the switches, I expect "up" vs "down" is consistently and properly implemented. And I see that some switches have covers that have to be lifted before toggling, which is a mechanical way of asking the pilot, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

A good explanation of how those dials are arranged. One that I had not thought of before; but it makes perfect sense.
Erich