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Convair B-36
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Terrabear
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2013-12-17 20:58:25 UTC
This is what Convair B-36 cockpit looks like inside:

http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/media/062/B-36J%20Engineer.html

Just found it was interesting to compare that to space ship control HUD you see in EVE :)
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#2 - 2013-12-17 21:00:14 UTC
Over engineered rubbish

There is definately no need for all that

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Bagrat Skalski
Koinuun Kotei
#3 - 2013-12-17 21:03:07 UTC
I heard you will need only f1 key and mouse to fly spaceships in the future.

Custom ship skins, character creator style "repaint". Bring it!
Vicky Somers
Rusty Anchor
#4 - 2013-12-17 21:05:41 UTC
Jove Death
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2013-12-17 21:08:11 UTC
I like it.

Theres not just 1 red button, theres 4 Shocked drrroooollll

Quoting "you will die" in EvE is fail Chars dont die in EvE. Unless you have a heart attack eek.
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#6 - 2013-12-17 21:15:14 UTC
http://scharch.org/Dick_Baer/_RFB%20Images/B-17_Cockpit.jpg

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Batelle
Federal Navy Academy
#7 - 2013-12-17 21:15:16 UTC
Steve Jobs would not have approved of such a terrible design. He would have made just one button.

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Grashin Melar
JT Investments LLC
#8 - 2013-12-17 21:22:31 UTC
Mind you that that pic is only of the flight engineers station. The pilots only controlled the throttles and the FE monitored all the engine parameters. With 10 engines, 6 recip and 4 jet, it was a full time job.
Batelle
Federal Navy Academy
#9 - 2013-12-17 21:34:17 UTC
also, the button he would have made would be the autopilot button.

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Ishtanchuk Fazmarai
#10 - 2013-12-17 21:37:44 UTC
Grashin Melar wrote:
Mind you that that pic is only of the flight engineers station. The pilots only controlled the throttles and the FE monitored all the engine parameters. With 10 engines, 6 recip and 4 jet, it was a full time job.


You can turn 180º and see the 4 jet engine gauges and the pilots' instruments and controls. No automation there and lots of stuff to scan systematically...

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Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2013-12-17 22:10:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Remiel Pollard
Terrabear wrote:
This is what Convair B-36 cockpit looks like inside:

http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/media/062/B-36J%20Engineer.html

Just found it was interesting to compare that to space ship control HUD you see in EVE :)


Except that's not where it's flown from.

This is.

Edit: Just realised this is a virtual cockpit and you can rotate the cam to see what I just linked.

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Cindy Marco
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#12 - 2013-12-18 13:45:05 UTC
This must be what it looks like inside a Damage Control module.
Commissar Kate
Kesukka
#13 - 2013-12-18 14:54:06 UTC
Terrabear wrote:
This is what Convair B-36 cockpit looks like inside:

http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/media/062/B-36J%20Engineer.html

Just found it was interesting to compare that to space ship control HUD you see in EVE :)



50's Technology at its best. Big smile

Classic steam gauge cockpit.


Also I'll see this in OOPE soon.

-k8

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Khergit Deserters
Crom's Angels
#14 - 2013-12-18 15:27:26 UTC
That reminds me of the B-52's flight crew stations in "Dr. Strangelove." Delivering nuclear bombs was serious business, no room for error. Need a dial or gauge to monitor everything.
Caviar Liberta
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2013-12-18 16:15:36 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
Over engineered rubbish

There is definately no need for all that


If you run out of fuel or the engines stop working, then all the switches in the world won't make them start again.
Jax Zaden
Prometheus Deep Core Mining
#16 - 2013-12-18 16:48:45 UTC
This is exactly a Minmatar cockpit looks like....
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#17 - 2013-12-18 19:20:01 UTC
Terrabear wrote:


Just found it was interesting to compare that to space ship control HUD you see in EVE :)



Is it time to point out that the hud bears no relation to this as the ship's crew who you are somehow interacting with are seeing those...


Feck, I bored myself to tears halfway through that.



Sorry

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
ElQuirko
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#18 - 2013-12-18 19:20:12 UTC
Khergit Deserters wrote:
That reminds me of the B-52's flight crew stations in "Dr. Strangelove." Delivering nuclear bombs was serious business, no room for error. Need a dial or gauge to monitor everything.

Weird how the bomb itself was so simplistic.

...not that I find atomy-science-things simplistic, but a bomb is pretty dumb in itself.

Dodixie > Hek
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#19 - 2013-12-18 19:22:10 UTC
ElQuirko wrote:
atomy-science


This was my favourite subject in school

After biology

"Yea, some dude came in and was normal for first couple months, so I gave him director." - Sean Dunaway

"A singular character could be hired to penetrate another corps space... using gorilla like tactics..." - Chane Morgann
Tippia
Sunshine and Lollipops
#20 - 2013-12-18 19:27:59 UTC
Caviar Liberta wrote:
Ramona McCandless wrote:
Over engineered rubbish

There is definately no need for all that

If you run out of fuel or the engines stop working, then all the switches in the world won't make them start again.

…or if the engines keep catching fire… Blink