Can we have some assurance from the museum that the shop won’t be closing earlier than listed this year!! I seem to recollect that this incident (Newarkgate) caused some anxiety amongst previous visitors.

Also will the inside of the Avro Ashton be open for display??

This will obviously mean the death of the classics such as the 747SP and any 707’s if they are still flying in Iran ????
Being a dry airline is not a problem if I could save a hundred pound or two on long haul flights. The money is they will compete against the larger Middle East airlines once their fleet is built up. Competition can’t be a bad thing for the average fare paying customer.

Latest acquisition is this Interflug Ilyushin 18 control column, purchased from a model shop in Berlin. They have other parts from the aircraft for sale, propeller, door and antenna if anyone is a fan of this aircraft type. Link:

https://www.aviation-center-berlin.de/m/DVDs_other_products_Original_Aircraftparts

Crusader F8 grip anyone? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Crusader-F8-E-Pilot-control-grip-stick/172055732451?_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20140221143405%26meid%3Dedc415c0e539465cb423f38faad5db95%26pid%3D100010%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D11%26sd%3D321965942343

Helicopter ? http://www.ebay.de/itm/Steuerknuppel-Hubschrauber-/231809678528?hash=item35f8eefcc0:g:JDEAAOSwFqJWkpQ0

F14 Tomcat grip http://www.ebay.com/itm/SURPLUS-USED-VINTAGE-F-14-TOMCAT-STICK-GRIP-FIGHTER-COCKPIT-MASON-HOTAS-US-NAVY-/331749209110?hash=item4d3dcb3416:g:h2QAAOSwwPhWjygB

MIG 15-17 grip and pedals http://www.ebay.com/itm/Soviet-Aircraft-MIG-15-MIG-17-CONTROL-STICK-JOYSTICK-WAS-FED-Air-Force-RUSSIAN-/191767443116?hash=item2ca63af6ac:g:x~sAAOSwxN5WVe0o&vxp=mtr

In the past for diagrams or illustrations of WWII cockpit panels / layouts, I have always contacted the research department at RAF Hendon museum. You can do this via their site on the Internet. They have always posted back to me (via postal mail or email) exactly what I have requested. There normally is a small charge for their photocopying services if they send back diagrams by postal mail but this is very reasonable. Good luck.

Funnily enough, in the link to the RAF museum page the Saro Lerwick yoke looks very much like that in post #1060

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Although in sketch format they appear of similar shape in reality the Lerwick yoke is different to the DC3 wheel, mainly the Lerwick yoke is twice the size and has a few other subtle differences which the illustration cannot detail. (I had one stored under the bed for a while, but don’t tell the missus!) I did post a photograph of it a while back on this forum, also fitted to the Shorts London from memory, good spot though!