Boeing 707 Simulator Project - 707jet.com

Fantastic cockpit footage from Trans World Airlines Flight 900 from New York City Idlewild to Rome in 1961. Probably some of the best vintage cockpit footage I’ve ever seen. A completely different era of aviation. Takeoff from Runway 31L.

https://youtu.be/rg3zmE8EPbg?t=623&si=inGepM4j_4Jgx8Ts

Work continues with small updates—some of it very time-consuming..

The FE panel still looks a bit chaotic at the moment but instruments finally go back in place. Everything is properly connected and tested first; the final step will be clean cable routing, so no messy wiring in the end.

The lighting control is quite complex, since 28V and 5V were originally dimmed through one dimmer with the 28V tied to ground. A custom-made solution is being developed to handle this properly. For that I need the actual amps drawn by individual Panels and instruments.

Work is also continuing on the eyebrow sections. 66 years of UV exposure have taken a toll on the original 1959 plastic, but after restoration they’re starting to look quite good again.