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Blackkite-san,

Your diagram of the interior crew positions of the Ki-74 show the crewman behind the pilot facing forward as one would expect for a co-pilot (as in the Boeing B-47 bomber). However this crewman could not see in front of him since the canopy was not entirely glazed as in traditional aircraft. Also a model site I found with pictures of the cockpit details shows the position behind the pilot facing backwards, not forwards.

Was the seat behind the pilot able to rotate to face either direction? Or is the model's cockpit layout incorrect?

Please see:

cockpit build of Ki-74 by AV models:
http://matever.com/archives/ct02making/_74av_model_1723.html#more

finished build of Ki-74 by AV Models:
http://matever.com/archives/ct01complete/_74av_model_172.html#more

Added bonus, photo of the inside of the Ki-74 cockpit:
http://www.colesaircraft.com/1-10-Ki74.html

<blockquote data-quote="windswords" data-source="post: 95123" data-attributes="member: 2992">Blackkite-san,Your diagram of the interior crew positions of the Ki-74 show the crewman behind the pilot facing forward as one would expect for a co-pilot (as in the Boeing B-47 bomber). However this crewman could not see in front of him since the canopy was not entirely glazed as in traditional aircraft. Also a model site I found with pictures of the cockpit details shows the position behind the pilot facing backwards, not forwards. Was the seat behind the pilot able to rotate to face either direction? Or is the model's cockpit layout incorrect?Please see:cockpit build of Ki-74 by AV models:http://matever.com/archives/ct02making/_74av_model_1723.html#morefinished build of Ki-74 by AV Models:http://matever.com/archives/ct01complete/_74av_model_172.html#moreAdded bonus, photo of the inside of the Ki-74 cockpit:http://www.colesaircraft.com/1-10-Ki74.html</blockquote>

[QUOTE="windswords, post: 95123, member: 2992"] Blackkite-san, Your diagram of the interior crew positions of the Ki-74 show the crewman behind the pilot facing forward as one would expect for a co-pilot (as in the Boeing B-47 bomber). However this crewman could not see in front of him since the canopy was not entirely glazed as in traditional aircraft. Also a model site I found with pictures of the cockpit details shows the position behind the pilot facing backwards, not forwards. Was the seat behind the pilot able to rotate to face either direction? Or is the model's cockpit layout incorrect? Please see: cockpit build of Ki-74 by AV models: http://matever.com/archives/ct02making/_74av_model_1723.html#more finished build of Ki-74 by AV Models: http://matever.com/archives/ct01complete/_74av_model_172.html#more Added bonus, photo of the inside of the Ki-74 cockpit: http://www.colesaircraft.com/1-10-Ki74.html [/QUOTE]

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