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Old 12 April 2009, 07:12 PM   #14 (permalink)
54thAIB
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Tim: Thanks for the pic. Is that a SPAD cockpit? Your suggestion about the Sopwiths has led to some very good information. There are some really clear pics of Sopwith cockpits where the Vickers levers are shown in the downward positon. I've even found some good pictures of aircraft vickers up close that show the same thing. So it looks like the levers could positioned either way. If I'm adept enough at this I'll insert some pics into this thread. Your original question about whether the downward levers would work on a SPAD though is still a valid one.
Your pic with the cocking levers with the extra pull handle might work. Thanks again.
Regrettably, I can't yet paste over the pictures I wanted to share.
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