Details Inside of B-36J 52-2220’s Toilet and Radio Compartment at NMUSAF

[@caseyjones745]

Living through your adventures! Thank you.

[@Turboy65]

I've been right there in that cockpit. So much to see and explore and try to understand it all.

[@MontanaGrizzly73]

Nice ART-13 setup. Love it!

[@bomberex7809]

I imagine there was little to prevent the smell from engulfing the rear cabin when a crewmember decided to drop some particularly potent ordainance.

[@billynomates920]

0:10 we may never know who but one hero's taco bell stripped the paint offa that bad boy!

[@sbreheny]

What is all the particulate floating around? Was asbestos or other hazardous insulation used?

[@B36HPeacemaker]

I have seen nothing in the crew compartments that would raise concern of the presence of asbestos. The insulation that I have encountered is pink fiberglass. It’s possible there may be some in the electrical wires but they aren’t being disturbed and are (for the most part) rubberized and or coated.

[@Name-ps9fx]

Ever think about bringing a 12" ruler, or perhaps a small measuring tape? Something to just quickly place against key details? Often I watch and try to guess the size of things but it's hard to know because the distance between the object and the camera changes often. I'd guess the museum staff would not be difficult about it.

[@B36HPeacemaker]

The only real details I was after is what lives behind the rudder pedals. I was also interested in what things were made of and my questions were answered. For example, I always thought the pilot’s coaming was fiberglass where in reality it’s plastic. I’m pretty much beyond needing measurements at this point, with very little exception.

[@Andrew-13579]

I know you’re not interested in a simulator, but I hope someone will capture all the details with photographs and photogrammetry. Then digitize all those details into a virtual replica which can fly and fully function, authentically, in a simulation like DCS. It would require some virtual (A.I.) crew members; but also, several human crew members could participate via the Internet. That would take a handful of model developers a few years+ to create. That’s the only way to experience the operation of this amazing machine…and in VR, 3D, as if you were actually in one.

[@Strike_Raid]

Strange place to put the receiver; took me a while to even find it. Must have been a pain to operate.

[@B36HPeacemaker]

That’s one of the few inaccuracies of that aircraft. I have no idea why it’s mounted like that, but it’s blatantly incorrect.

[@knucklehead7456]

😃😎

[@spankyharland9845]

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