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Cockpit
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Cockpit parts before finishing
Upper & lower instrument panels
Gyroscopic gun sight
Cockpit covered with thin styrene plastic & painted green zinc chromate
Another view of the cockpit installation. Note spreader bar at the left
Instrument panel being glued in place
Finished cockpit with Pilot & gyroscopic gun site
Right view
Side view
Finished P-51D cockpit
Cockpit parts after finishing
Misc. gauges & switches
Lower instrument panel must be shorten to fit in short tub
After gluing on small finished parts the cockpit was installed
Cockpit installation note I holding fixture & spreader bar at bottom while glue dries
Installation complete except for gun sight
Another view of the cockpit
Left view
Rear view
Finished P-51D cockpit from right side.
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According to The Weather Channel Control Tower, the weather conditions at the Hanger are:
 "1 Cockpit parts before finishing3")
 "3 Upper & lower instrument panels1")
 "5 Gyroscopic gun sight1")
 "7 Cockpit covered with thin styrens plastic & painted green zinc chromate")
 "9 Cockpit another view of installation. Note spreader bar at the left")
 "11 Instrument panel being glued in place")
 "13 Finished cockpit with Pilot & gyroscopic gun site")
 "15 Right view")
 "17 Side view")
 "19 Finished P-51D cockpit")
 "2 Cockpit parts after finishing")
 "4 Misc. gauges & switches")
 "6 Lower instrument panel must be shorten to fit in short tub")
 "8 After gluing on small finished parts the cockpit was installed")
 "10 Cockpit installation note I holding fixtrue & spreader bar at bottom while glue dries")
 "12 Installation complete except for gun sight")
 "14 Another view of the cockpit")
 "16 Left view")
 "18 Rear view")
 "20 Finished P-51D cockpit from right side")
