Block 60 cockpit photos?

Butcher · by **Butcher** » 02 Aug 2008, 16:46

Hell guys, has anyone found real Block 60 cockpit photos? I tried everywhere and only thing i could find were photoshopped and not from the real cockpit. The only one i could find which looks real is this one:

I am not sure though. Any help is appreciated

Scorpion1alpha · by **Scorpion1alpha** » 02 Aug 2008, 20:45

I believe that is the only publicy released shot of the Blk 60's interior. You'll be hard pressed to find any others, especially energized like that.

LinkF16SimDude · by **LinkF16SimDude** » 03 Aug 2008, 22:51

WOW!!....Throttle's off, seat's safed, canopy knuckle-buster's out, but he's got power ANNNNND he's in a turn at altitude! That Block 60's some kinda wicked jet, ehwot?!! :wink:

Whilst visiting my old job site at the Tucson ANG a few years back, I tried to horse trade an escorted visit to the Block 60 sim there. Fuhgettaboutit!!

alamoblock60 · by **alamoblock60** » 04 Aug 2008, 15:06

The photo looks like the cockpit I where I performed preflight checks almost everyday for 4 years! the Left display shows an ASARS image, the right display shows a radar search display and the center disply shows a navigation screen over the Stores Management page. The hud display is probably photo shopped, I don't remember seing a turn display very often on t he ground!! It was a very easy aircraft to run up. Pretty much, each system is initiated by a single switch.

Scorpion1alpha · by **Scorpion1alpha** » 04 Aug 2008, 16:11

But didn't you guys know the Blk 60 has an optional UCAV flight control system and this shot was taken on a flight with the background photoshopped out for security reasons?

:lol:

JakeMelampy · by **JakeMelampy** » 04 Aug 2008, 16:52

alamoblock60 wrote: The hud display is probably photo shopped, I don't remember seing a turn display very often on t he ground!!

Especially not while the ADI shows straight and level! :lol:

Jake

alamoblock60 · by **alamoblock60** » 06 Aug 2008, 18:46

There is no "ADI" in the block 60 as in other versions, I think you're referring to the Standby Flight Intrument display in the lower center; what was called a Whiskey compass

alamoblock60 · by **alamoblock60** » 10 Oct 2008, 16:19

Just browseing this morning, Scorpion, UCAV system in a Block 60? What's that, I never saw one when I worked on them. There was space for future upgrades from Helmet mounted cueing system, but as far as I know, it wasn't installed in the fleet yet.

JoeSambor · by **JoeSambor** » 10 Oct 2008, 19:20

You just got pranked, dude....

Best Regards,

elguapo · by **elguapo** » 10 Oct 2008, 19:47

Whilst visiting my old job site at the Tucson ANG a few years back, I tried to horse trade an escorted visit to the Block 60 sim there. Fuhgettaboutit!!

As a Block 60 flight chief at the 162nd FW I can verify that the UAE and the ANG are very protective of any detailed photos being taken of thier jets. Some high ranking people get very excited when anyone with a camera gets near these jets!

parrothead · by **parrothead** » 11 Oct 2008, 07:55

elguapo wrote:
Whilst visiting my old job site at the Tucson ANG a few years back, I tried to horse trade an escorted visit to the Block 60 sim there. Fuhgettaboutit!!

As a Block 60 flight chief at the 162nd FW I can verify that the UAE and the ANG are very protective of any detailed photos being taken of thier jets. Some high ranking people get very excited when anyone with a camera gets near these jets!

Yeah, I only got pics on the ground at Nellis :wink:

Seriously, great jet guys and good luck finding cockpit shots

LinkF16SimDude · by **LinkF16SimDude** » 11 Oct 2008, 21:18

elguapo wrote:
Whilst visiting my old job site at the Tucson ANG a few years back, I tried to horse trade an escorted visit to the Block 60 sim there. Fuhgettaboutit!!

As a Block 60 flight chief at the 162nd FW I can verify that the UAE and the ANG are very protective of any detailed photos being taken of thier jets. Some high ranking people get very excited when anyone with a camera gets near these jets!

Well that was me that tried to get in to the sim and I didn't even have a camera! (but I used to have a high security clearance). I talked to a couple of people I knew but if ya didn't have prior approval or a clearance to get in, it wasn't gonna happen. Just doin' their jobs tho, so I couldn't complain. :thumb:

Prinz_Eugn · by **Prinz_Eugn** » 13 Oct 2008, 02:22

Hm, they didn't seem to mind too much at Holloman last fall... although apparently it was a Lockheed rather than UAE operation, for various electronics testing. Lots of bumps on that airplane...

Racer181 · by **Racer181** » 13 Oct 2008, 06:34

wow that's a lota gas on that thing. 3 bags, CFT's, internal fuel.

yasirbhojani · by **yasirbhojani** » 13 Oct 2008, 09:36

Cool plane....I wish PAF had this batch...