NASA 737-100

[Sean]

I found an old magazine this weekend that has an article about NASA retiring their 737, which as it happens, was the first ever 737. Ever! Quite interesting.

It had a second flight deck in the main cabin, where most of the experimental flights were flown from, with a crew up front, just in case! They used it to develop glass cockpit technology, among other things.





She now sits at the Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle.

[saabpilot]

Hi Shawn,

Many Thanks for uploading the pictures - really interesting !
The CDU was hidden between the captains legs so the jump seat instructor could not peck on him for wrongly programming the route        

Bjorn

[fsaviator]

Interesting controls too.  Is that one for each hand?

[StijnBaart]

Cool pic!,

I could be wrong but i believe this aircraft had 2 cockpits!

The normal one in the front and a second one in the back. I believe they used it to develop the the glass cockpit stuff for in the 757/767.

I think the second cockpit had joysticks too!!

I i find the picture i will upload it!     Found it!!!  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_515_Cutaway_Model_of_B-737.jpg 

The picture of the cockpit the test cockpit, the front is a normal 737-100 cockpit.


Stijn

[StijnBaart]

Sorry,

Did not read your post carefully, but yeah your're right!

Pretty fun stuff

[dc8flightdeck]

Thats an interesting cockpit. Ive been there but I have never seen the cockpit before. Thanks!
Justinn