Russian Jet Cockpit

[jpmcwjr]

This photo, which I captured on my TV, has bothered me for a week. What the devil are those items in front of the pilot? I am sure they aren't cigarette lighters, but am at a loss to know what they are.

 

[huntertrw]

My best guesses would me circuit-breakers or potentiometers.

 

[canucklehead]

Looks like a circuit breaker panel.

Airbus panel:

 

[Hillcrest]

Circuit breakers ?
Mig-29 cockpit:

 

[sablebrush52]

I though it was the equalizer for the plane's 8 speaker stereo system.

 

[huntertrw]

Those couldn't be lighters, as the plane's no-smoking lamp is lit:

 

[huntertrw]

I though it was the equalizer for the plane's 8 speaker stereo system.

Do you suppose the pilot was listening to this?:

 

[jpmcwjr]

Hah! That's the song.... I thought it was "F*** the Casbah for quite a while.

And thanks for the ID. It looks so awkward, that jet.

 

[Streeper541]

It's an odd position, but they definitely appear to be circuit breakers to me.

 

[captainsousie]

My best guesses would me circuit-breakers or potentiometers.

Along with the explosive to trigger the ejection pod.

 

[huntertrw]

 

[jpmcwjr]

You've convinced me. My teenage dreams of being a Navy pilot are well over, and thank God they didn't come true. (Rejected from flight school due to imperfect eyesight.)

 

[Briar Lee]

You've convinced me. My teenage dreams of being a Navy pilot are well over, and thank God they didn't come true. (Rejected from flight school due to imperfect eyesight.)

Poor eyesight (20/200 without correction) dashed my dreams of the Air Force Academy in 1975.

It’s hard to accept that in fifty years the B-52, the basic heavy bomber of the United States Air Force is still flying and will be for many more years to come.

B-52 Stratofortress

Mission: Strategic Bomber

www.military.com

Someday the last manned warplane will fly it’s last mission.

Unless and until it does kids all over the world will dream of being a jet pilot in combat.

 

[Piping Abe]

Yes, it is circut breakers.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

I though it was the equalizer for the plane's 8 speaker stereo system.

And we thought mine shaft gap was an issue - now we'll need 12 speakers and surround sound.

 

[FurCoat]

You mean the box behind the radiator with the mine attached to it?

 

[jpmcwjr]

Yeah, that one. And it does look like a radiator cap and radiator. Maybe it has a gas diesel engine to power the sound system.

 

[georged]

You've convinced me. My teenage dreams of being a Navy pilot are well over, and thank God they didn't come true. (Rejected from flight school due to imperfect eyesight.)

Indeed.

I had freaky-good eyesight plus liked the 3D environment "thing", so took the preliminary tests to see if I qualified for flight school.

I passed, and then got pushed HARD to do it by everyone in my chain of command. Even got called in for a face-to-face sitdown with a full colonel.

I finally said no for unrelated reasons.

Later I discovered why: The Marines were running out of pilots because the first gen Harrier jets weren't ready for prime time and kept crashing.

 

[huntertrw]

...the first gen Harrier jets weren't ready for prime time and kept crashing.

georged:

After seeing what you can do with "crashed" pipes, I'm sure you could restore that Harrier!

 

[bobomatic]

My educated guess is that you're looking at the rear view of the two seat version of a MiG 35, the upgraded version of a MiG 29. These are circuit breakers for the rear seat electronics located just behind the pilot. In the US Navy, the rear seat in the now retired F14 is for the RIO (radar intercept officer). In the Russian air force, I believe the designation is "weapons officer" but it's been a while since I've been in the loop.