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Originally Posted by A12pilot
Ha! Good one, Steve. Window down: crank, lever, bell crank, pulley, turnbuckle, bungee….movement 
For us aviators out there, Douglas’ MD-80 cockpit window opening mechanism would put any Rube-Goldberg invention to shame. But works good, last long time. 
Onto the passenger side 
Cheers
Dave |
Since Dave mentioned the MD-80 / DC-9 Cockpit Window mechanism, I had to post a few pix. The green cockpit is of the DC-9, which Dave and I flew together for TWA throughout the Midwest. The gray cockpit is a derivative of the DC-9, the MD-80. Check out the side window mechanism, same for the 80 and -9. I was always amazed by that set up, it worked well. As basic as the DC-9 was, it was a blast to fly.