[Amy]

Were the cockpit controls designed for use by either a right- or left-handed person? Were there any modifications needed to be made to accomodate which hand the pilots were dominant with? Where were the throttle/magneto on/off switch usually located in scouting/fighter aircraft?

Also, from what I have read and seen pictures of, most fighter aircraft (post 1916) fired their guns from a switch on the control stick. Seems as though there was a story about the Fokker Dr1 development in which Fokker had put a lever or some sort to fire the guns but MvR demanded a switch. He said he wanted it like a trigger. Anyway, in the movie "The Blue Max," the pilots of the German aircraft are always pulling a lever outside the cockpit to fire the guns. Any truth to the Fokker Dr1 development story? How did most of the aircrafts fire their guns?

Thanks.