This is my personal collection of pictures that I made of 747s and other
related things, most of them from January 2000.
747-300 cockpit during upgrade
747-300 Flight Engineer Station
747-300 engine pylons during modification
747-400 (PH-BFK) cockpit during C-check
747-400 (PH-BFK) cockpit during C-check
747-400 (PH-BFK) central pedestal during C-check
747-400 (PH-BFK) overhead panel
747-400 (PH-BFK) overhead panel
I also got hold of a single photo with interesting
details, provided by René Koch. This photo was taken (by the
cpt.) in 1999 on flight KL888 HKG-AMS. The flight diverted to BKK due to
LE flap problems.
On the primary EICAS display you see the flap position indication. On each
side there are 3 boxes with some of them coloured yellow. This means that
the LE flap group is retracted but disagree with the flap lever
position.
On the secondary EICAS display you see the fuel dump display. Note the
little arrow pointing from the center to main tank 2. This arrow means
that the scavenge pump is active. It pumps the remaining fuel of the
center tank into main 2 when the fuel content is less than 900kg in the
center tank.
The other photos show the actual fuel dump vapour trail, not a common
sight!
Special Historical Document
This photo was taken in my first full-size cockpit simulator, back in 1977 when
I was 10 years old. This is the cockpit of our space vehicle. You can see the
captain's station, with me as captain. Left of this position there is a much
larger panel for the flight engineer (a modern vehicle like this does not need
a first officer), see below.
At the bottom-left you can see the carbon-zinc fuel cell which powers most
systems. The control yoke is quite clearly distinghuishable. The main panel
contains various primary flight displays, many of which are equipped with
advanced glass/metal indicators powered by the fuel cell. The main power
switch can be found below the yoke.
Centrally mounted on the panel is a horizontal situation indicator.
The panel to the far right contains the gear lever and some auxiliary controls.
At the top-right you can see the flight management computer; it is clear that
even deep space vehicles benefit from optimal flight economics.
The 1977 Flight Engineer's panel, here manned by my brother