MID-ATLANTIC AIR MUSEUM - DOUGLAS R4D-6 INSTRUMENT PANELS


	DOUGLAS R4D-6 INSTRUMENT PANELS

The R4D's instrument panel has been carefully restored to it's 1940's vintage character. Like its hangar-mate, the B-25J 'Briefing Time' no modern electronic instruments mar it's authenticity.

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	MAIN PANEL - PILOT'S SIDE
	MAIN PANEL - COPILOT'S SIDE
	MAIN PANEL - ENGINE GAUGES In the center of the panel, where they can be read easily by either pilot, are the engine gauges. The two right-most gauges without labels are the Outside Air Temperature Gauge and the Carburetor Air Temperature Gauge. All but the OAT, which is not actually an engine gauge, are dual-needle gauges reading both engines. The four, black, bullet-shaped objects are lights that can be directed to shine on the instruments which had no internal lighting of their own.
	IGNITION SWITCH Located overhead, the Master Ignition and Magneto Switches are flanked by the Propeller Feathering Knobs.

	OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL PANEL The O.E.P. and Radio Stack are located above the windshield. Aft of the panel is the Emergency Escape Hatch, for ground use only. This center panel is flanked by two smaller, triangular panels, shown below.
	OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL PANEL - LEFT SIDE The black hose directs heated air on to the windshield.
	OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL PANEL - RIGHT SIDE
	AUTOPILOT This is a diagram of the Jack & Heintz A-3-A Automatic Pilot that is installed in the center of the panel, just above the engine gauges. It is taken from the User's Manual of the MAAM-SIM R4D/DC-3/C-47 add-on aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
	HYDRAULIC GAUGES These gauges are located on the copilot's side wall but are large enough to be easily read from the opposite seat.

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