Instructor seat of a MiG-21UM

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zieglerbubi@reddit

thats great, you teach new pilots and can log IFR time every flight

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tapsaff@reddit

What are those 2 white handle structures with levers on the top in front of the stick?

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LukyD215@reddit (OP)

Im pretty sure you pull those to eject, but Im no expert so feel free to correct me.

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Unhappy-Flight6008@reddit

"You know, my wife has an old swimsuit from the 90s that's a bright green only suitable for being around other bright, summer colours. Let's put that in the cockpit."

Soviet aerospace engineer

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LukyD215@reddit (OP)

From what i remember the idea was that the color is comfortable to the eyes and calming for the pilot. 60s were full of these colors, look up interior design in 1960s.

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LowLessSodium@reddit

I actually feel the opposite of calm when seeing this color. Something about it looks so unnatural and out of place it might induce anxiety for me.

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BadWolfRU@reddit

Idea was to decrease a contrast between a bright sky and not so bright cockpit interior and reduce eye strain, hence teal or turquoise interior

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RelativeIce6171@reddit

also doesn't it help making the instruments stand out more?

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LukyD215@reddit (OP)

A pilot might feel different , looking at a mix of blue and green all day is kinda their thing.

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NinjaPoultry@reddit

Stiff lip supplements covers this topic in their ad campaign featuring the naval fire control technicians.

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AscendMoros@reddit

Somewhat related to do with calming colors.

Hayden Fry a football coach for iowa was into stuff like that. So he painted the entire visitors locker room pink at Kinnick stadium in 1979. I’m talking every inch of it. It’s still painted pink to this day and is seen as a tradition at this point.

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Suspicious_Fail_2337@reddit

How could his wife had a swimsuit from 30 years in the future?

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AdPrestigious1139@reddit

The Command & Conquer: Red Alert series covers that very question and related Soviet chrono developments quite well, if you’re curious. Einstein is involved, a whole lot of bad acting, it’s quite a thing.

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