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Visited the Pima Air and Space Museum and saw something odd in a cockpit display
I was checking out the old 707 cockpit they have open to walk through, and the overhead panel had a bunch of circuit breakers labeled with masking tape. The tape was yellowed and peeling, with handwritten numbers that didn't match any manual I know. It made me wonder about the history of that specific plane and its last fixes. Has anyone else seen a museum piece with clear signs of a field repair like that?
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wade_perez5mo ago
That masking tape is the best part of the whole display. It shows the real work of keeping a plane flying, not some polished fantasy. I have to disagree with @tylermurray's idea of perfect restorations. Wiping that history clean would be a shame. Those handwritten numbers are a direct link to a mechanic, probably tired and under a deadline, who made it work. That's the true story, not a factory fresh panel.
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tylermurray5mo ago
Always figured museum planes were perfect restorations, but that's proof they're just frozen in time.
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jordanl825mo ago
Makes you wonder what else is still on there. Could be a coffee stain from 1972 or a doodle under the seat. That tape is just the part they didn't bother to hide.
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