another germ

[Pursuivant]

War Department Technical Manual Aircraft Instruments TM 1-413 printed 2 Feb 1942

This manual has exactly the pictures you need, including a very good diagram of a C-47 cockpit (page 4)!

It should be valid for all USAAF aircraft produced in 1942, and possibly later. Not only do you get halfway decent pictures, but there are also some diagrams, as well as information as to exactly how each instrument works. Really good stuff for a cockpit creator.

There's a free, high-quality scan here, which can be downloaded as a .pdf:

https://archive.org/details/TM1-413

Manual for USAAF Propellers and propeller pitch control equipment:

TM 1-412 Aircraft Propellers

https://archive.org/details/TM1-412

[Sita]

i try to cover as widely as possible by that pit ... that plane can use for USAF ( i hope ) RAF and even by lendlease in VVS

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by Sita

i try to cover as widely as possible by that pit ... that plane can use for USAF ( i hope ) RAF and even by lendlease in VVS

That makes sense, since many C-47 were supplied to US Allies.

But, if I understand correctly, the main modifications to Lend-Lease aircraft were to guns and ordinance, which don't apply in the case of the C-47/Dakota.

Speaking of modifying the C-47, please take a look into the fragility of the aircraft's DM, which is one of the most vulnerable in the game.

While the airframe wasn't stressed to survive high G loads, it was otherwise fairly durable, as attested by the large numbers of DC-3/Ex C-47/C-53 aircraft still in operational use well after WW2.

Also, take a look at this Victoria Cross citation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lord

Note that Lord was able to fly his burning Dakota for approximately 8 minutes(!) before the fire caused the wing to collapse.

[SaQSoN]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

But, if I understand correctly, the main modifications to Lend-Lease aircraft were to guns and ordinance, which don't apply in the case of the C-47/Dakota.

I am not sure about British, but C-47, supplied to the USSR were not modified in any way and were used as cargo aircraft.

USSR, however, manufactured it's own versions of the plane: PS-84, which was license-built version of DC-3 and Li-2, which was altered to have internal bomb bays, bombardier equipment, MG turret and forward firing fixed MG. The later was produced both fitted with military equipment, and without it, but with possibility to be retrofitted with it.

[Sita]

it's a pure C-47 from USSR VVS with original instruments ..

[Sita]

same plane ...

[Sita]

and as final of long holidays ...

[Pursuivant]

Gorgeous!

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by SaQSoN

I am not sure about British, but C-47, supplied to the USSR were not modified in any way and were used as cargo aircraft.

I'm not sure about lend-lease planes to the UK, either. From 1939-41 the RAF bought many US-built planes outright, and often demanded lots of detail changes to the basic airframe (e.g. Buffalo Mk I vs. B-239).

After Lend-Lease started I get the sense that the RAF had to take US planes with fewer modifications. Either that or there was close enough harmonization between the US and the UK that the RAF didn't need to specify changes.

In any case there's very little reason to add a proper RAF Dakota to the game, since the only obvious change would be to a few gauges and placards in the cockpit.

[Sita]

can you help me once again ...

can you read or compare nameplates with annotation for it ...

do i correct read it? plus few name plate a can't read ...