On Final Approach, Inc.
Multi-Media
WWII Aviation Sculptures
limited
edition and one-of-a-kind
"Dedicated
to those who served"
Multi-Media Cockpit Lamp Sculptures
You're
sitting in the cockpit of a P-40. It's 1943, and you're at the controls of
the "best second choice" fighting flying machine of the day. You
feel a hint of butterflies in the pit of our stomach, because you know you're
about to test your skill against the finest that your enemy can throw at you.
You scan your instruments and, reaching over with a hand gloved against the cold you'll face at high altitudes, you turn on the magneto switch to both mags, flip up the starter switch, and engage the starter With a cracking and backfiring of the engine, the Alison roars to life.
Grasping
the joy stick, you test your controls and, as the engine pulls you down the
taxiway, you scan your instruments again. All in working order.
Pulling onto the runway, you advance the throttle, feeding the frenzy of the
engine. The roar of the engine competes with the rush of the wind past the
cockpit as you feel the tail rise up off the tarmac and then, with a
slight back and forth dip of the wings, you leave the ground.
Reaching down, you crank up the gear and then crank in the flaps.
In your radio headset, you hear the chatter of the other pilots as you climb up into position to engage the Zero.
All while you sit in your own living room.
You Own one of Only 20 Multi-Media Cockpit Lamp Sculptures In Existence
Each sculpture has been constructed with complete authenticity. The majority of the instruments and switches are from the original aircraft that flew over the Europe and the Pacific, each carefully restored to working order by master craftsman Karl Lau. This means that as you sit at your Multi-Media Cockpit, you're looking at an instrument cluster that was the interface between the advanced fighting machine of the day and one of the heroic airmen that helped win World War II.
Fully operational switches and gauges
Among the operational switches in your cockpit are:
Master Switch - the master power switch turns on the power for all other switches.
Light Switch - turns on the parachute-silk lamp shade and the power to the cockpit rheostat, which controls the brightness of the instrument panel.
Compass Switch - lights up the working compass
Radio Switch - turns on the radio which is operated by a high-fidelity built in sound system. The radio has two channels making it possible to pick up two different authentic broadcasts. Channel "B" picks up the BBC London in 1943, complete with news and music. You will also be able to pick up Radio Berlin or, if in the Pacific, Tokyo Rose on the "The Zero Hour." By switching to Channel "A", you can pick up the B-17s in combat ... fighter to fighter and fighter to B-17 or emergency fighter distress calls and other available conversations between pilots and crew.
Gun Switch - turns on the power to the control grip. The trigger can then fire the six caliber guns.
Starter Switch - the magneto must be on to both mags in order to activate the momentary starter switch. Crank the engine for 15 seconds. The engine will start. Release the starting switch. The engine will continue to run, even after the release of the momentary starter switch. To shut down the engine, switch the mag to off.
Temperature Switch - turns on the air temperature gauge.
IFF Light Switch (Friend or Foe) - activates the control box. The IFF lights on the actual plane are on the underside of the left wing and are about 4" in diameter. Though the representative IFF lights on the lamp are smaller for obvious reasons, they are, none the less, fully functional.
A limited series of 20 Multi-Media Cockpit Lamps have been
created. Each is signed, numbered and accompanied by a
Certificate of Authenticity and Ownership. Almost all of the instruments
used in the sculptures are from the actual aircraft that the sculpture represents,
and are no longer available.
Each sculpture is like a time machine, designed to be an authentic experience, with working controls and headset, and includes the sounds heard by the pilot in flight.
Included in this limited series are:
P-40 Warhawk sculpture (2 created)
P-51 Mustang sculpture (3 created)
P-47 Thunderbolt sculpture (5 created)
F4F Wildcat sculpture (2 created)
F6F Hellcat sculpture (3 created)
F4U Corsair sculpture (5 created)
Each cockpit lamp comes with complete collection of vintage accessories
In addition, each
Multi-Media Cockpit sculpture is accompanied by a
collection of vintage materials related to and from the time of the
aircraft, such as:
- Helmet with earphones for "Y" cord and extension to be plugged into cockpit lamp radio
- Flying goggles and sunglasses
- Silk scarf
- Compass
- Knife
- Zippo lighter
- Pilot wings (Army or Navy)
- Zeus key
- Silk map
- Pilot manual and performance books
- Signal mirror
- D-4 computer
- Set of Wheaties airplanes with 1940's pennies
- Original Capt. Midnight radio show on CD
- Jack Armstrong old original show on CD
- Deck of airplane spotter cards
- Whistle
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