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| L-1011 CPT Overhead Panel Installation |
Today we took on the installation of the pilot's overhead panel and the installation of the CB2 overhead circuit breaker board. The overhead panel is a massive piece of hardware and it took 4 of us to lift it and mount it in place. The panel interconnects with all other pieces of the simulator and gives it a large degree of stability. In the image above and below you can see Jim Blasco working on the interconnecting bolts between the overhead panel and the CB2 breaker panel.
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| L-1011 CPT Overhead Panel Installation |
Each sub-panel of the CB1, CB2 and CB3 breaker panel is hinged and opens up. In the image above you can see Jim's head obstructed by the lowered left hand panel of the CB2 breaker panel. The image below shows the mounted overhead panel with all of the instrumentation removed. The panel is split into three major groups: a) the two eyebrow panels with the light controls, b) the pilot's overhead panel with four sections of instruments (or columns) and c) the CB1 breaker panel (which is after on the overhead)
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| L-1011 CPT Overhead Panel Installation |
The image below shows the aft section of the overhead panel which is occupied by the CB1 breaker panel.
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| L-1011 CPT Overhead Panel Installation |
The following two images illustrate how the overhead panel connects to the CB2 panel which then connects to the flight engineer's station. All three panel elements together make up the main structural overhead pieces of the L1011 cockpit procedure trainer. The images also show a lot of the real flight hardware already mounted into the overhead panel and the second officer console.
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