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Cockpit: An Illustrated History of World War II Aircraft Interiors | 
| Author: Donald Nijboer
Creator: Dan Patterson
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 361441
Media: Paperback
Pages: 176
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1550464884
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.135
EAN: 9781550464887
ASIN: 1550464884
Publication Date: September 12, 2006
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Product Description
The Second World War was a classic period in the development and perfection of propeller-driven aircraft. Built during the crisis of wartime, these aircraft and the cockpits within them were marvels of technology, ingenuity and design. Cockpit is the first book that puts the reader into the pilot's seat of these superb classic aircraft. Cockpit is rich in historical photographs of the insides of dozens of the most celebrated, and feared, aircraft-American, British, Japanese, Russian and German. These vintage photographs and a candid "pilot's perspective" on each interior offer a unique behind-the-scenes view not only of the extraordinary aircraft, but also of the heroic men who flew them. Cockpits depicted include: - Lockheed P-38 Lightning - Hawker Hurricane - Grumman Wildcat - Mitsubishi Zero-Sen - Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - Yakovlev Yak-3 - Gloster Gladiator - Messerschmitt ME 262
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Fascinating and unique April 23, 2008
BillH (DeForest, WI USA)
"Cockpit:..." is a collection of sharp, full-page color photos of WWII cockpits, accompanied by good quality period photos, a surprising number of which are also in color. A brief description of the aircraft is included along with a few paragraphs by a former pilot or other aircraft expert.
Having a collection of cockpit photos from the major belligerants together like this illustrates the differences and surprising similarities in thinking about the pilot's environment.
The two major gripes I have is that (1)there is only one view of each cockpit, which often leaves out considerable detail of the controls and indicators that are located on the left and right sides of the pilot and even behind him. (2) There is only one Russian type represented, just four Japanese aircraft, and no Italian machines.
Recommended.
Nice April 7, 2008
Graeme J. W. Smith (Newport, RI United States)
Short summaries of each aircraft history - the brevity of which means there are inaccuracies through editing.
The keys to instruments are generally accurate but not always. One or two artificial horizons are identified as direction indicators when the terms is used elsewhere in the book for the gyro compass.
The pilot summaries of what it was like to fly the type and work in the cockpit are much more interesting.
The pictures - the color pictures are beautifully shot!
Buy it for the pictures.
 Excellent Photography January 7, 2007
R. Kawa (left coast, USA!)
Great reference for aircraft interior from a pilots viewpoint. Excellent photography of a confined dark space.
 Little Hallmark Dots June 16, 2006
T. Murphy
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Other folks have weighed in on the content of the book, so I have no need to do that. My comment will center on the aspect of the photography that spoiled the book for me. The crew obviously had applied little colored circular stickers to the various instruments so they could be coded for the captions. That was all fine and well, but 75% of the photographs were taken with the stickers still in place. It was sloppy work. Carping, perhaps, but I expected better. The same comments apply to the volume dealing with Cold War aircraft.
 Mixed Feelings March 31, 2005
Stick To The Subject (Hanford, CA)
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
It's difficult to rate this because it depends upon what you expected this book to be. I had hoped that it would essentially be a reference for each aircraft showing all aspects of the cockpit with descriptions of the instruments and controls. This it is NOT. The photography is very nice but is strictly evocative and not really illustrative. It shows the instrument panels but in a way that hides essential details that I desire to see. Oh well, perhaps next time :-)
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