• The Smithsonian has scanned the Apollo 11 capsule with Photogrammy and you can explore it online
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[IMG]https://s.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/42d3f44fcb7f8cb6cff86db6f5afd456/204108803/apollo-11-command-module-3d-2016-07-21-01-ed.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]To mark the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission, the Smithsonian has made available a high-resolution 3-D scan of the command module “Columbia,” the spacecraft that carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon. This highly detailed model allows anyone with an internet connection to explore the entire craft including its intricate interior, which is not possible when viewing the artifact in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. The Smithsonian is also making the data files of the model available for download so it can be 3-D printed or viewed with virtual-reality goggles.[/QUOTE] [URL]http://3d.si.edu/apollo11cm/index.php[/URL] click the yellow "view command module" button then click the globe for a guided tour
That's a lot of toggles
I hope they do this for more craft in their collection. I'd love to see the full interior of their SR-71.
Wow [url]https://3d.si.edu/browser[/url] I had no idea this existed.
Thats a lot of switches but as far as actually flying the thing goes you probably dont use most of them too often. Generally with aircraft the important things are put right in front of you, and I imagine the same applies to spacecraft. Most of the switches probably are not to be touched unless there is a problem during the mission.
Photogrammetry is so damn awesome.
Those little bars around the switches were to stop stuff floating in zero G from accidently setting them off. The Space Shuttles had them too. I believe despite being bigger the Orion capsule is lighter than the Apollo capsule because switches got replaced by touchscreens and computers are tiny now compared to the 60's.
[QUOTE=mecaguy03;50752885]Thats a lot of switches but as far as actually flying the thing goes you probably dont use most of them too often. Generally with aircraft the important things are put right in front of you, and I imagine the same applies to spacecraft. Most of the switches probably are not to be touched unless there is a problem during the mission.[/QUOTE] Pretty much, a bit like a switch box, each toggle for each component in the craft because back then there aren't any automation that does it for you. Here's the inside of a plane from a similar (in fact later) era if anyone's interested. [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32814946/Cockpit_Il-86_RA-86095_(9294538702).jpg[/t] Imagine being in an emergency and working out which switch is which with only the help being a thick ass book under high pressure.
[QUOTE=adam1172;50757161]Pretty much, a bit like a switch box, each toggle for each component in the craft because back then there aren't any automation that does it for you. Here's the inside of a plane from a similar (in fact later) era if anyone's interested. [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32814946/Cockpit_Il-86_RA-86095_(9294538702).jpg[/t] Imagine being in an emergency and working out which switch is which with only the help being a thick ass book under high pressure.[/QUOTE] "Houston to Columbia, flip the switch on the 43rd row, 15th from the left."
[QUOTE=adam1172;50757161]Pretty much, a bit like a switch box, each toggle for each component in the craft because back then there aren't any automation that does it for you. Here's the inside of a plane from a similar (in fact later) era if anyone's interested. [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/32814946/Cockpit_Il-86_RA-86095_(9294538702).jpg[/t] Imagine being in an emergency and working out which switch is which with only the help being a thick ass book under high pressure.[/QUOTE] There's actually alot that goes in designing cockpits, it seems daunting but when you remember what sections have what controls it gets alot easier. And also, in that picture that shows mainly the flight engineers position, whose job is to handle most all of that stuff.
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;50752336]I hope they do this for more craft in their collection. I'd love to see the full interior of their SR-71.[/QUOTE] [url]http://nmusafvirtualtour.com/media/068/SR-71A%20Front%20Cockpit.html[/url] it's not 3D geometry but still super cool
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