1.
Now on the roof of the craft looking forward towards the control cabin		 2.
The roof has been professionally tarred and painted to seal it and protect against corrosion and leaks		 3.
A close up of the front of the control cabin with it's screen washers, wipers and the pitot tube protruding at the top		 4.
Looking at the starboard side of the control cabin...
5.
...one of the windows has been blacked out so as to reduce glare for the radar operator		 6.
The radar installation on the roof of the control cabin...		 7.
...and the aerial and beacon fit behind the cabin		 8.
The two radar are true motion and relative motion linked to the two displays at the navigator's position
9.
The control cabin port side with the access door to the roof open		 10.
The mast & aerial fit from the port side		 11.
The rear of the control cabin with the red 'pyro box' which contained flares etc outside on the roof		 12.
One of the cabin ventilators on the roof
13.
Further ventilation equipment next to air intakes		 14.
Looking down in to one of the glass fibre inlet ducts for the lift fans		 15.
At the top of this picture is a hole for mounting the propeller pylon and drive shaft		 16.
A view of the front of the control cabin
17.
Yours truly, Chris Potter (left) with Museum Trustee and retired SR.N4 Commander Alan Burns in the control seats of Swift		 18.
A Captain's eye view from the control cabin		 28.
The emergency announcement on the Captain's overhead panel		 26.
The centre overhead panel which contains the fuel status & transfer controls
27.
The overhead panel above the flight engineer's position		 28.
A closer view of the engineer's overhead panel		 29.
To the right of the control cabin, this panel is above the engineer's station		 30.
A closer view of the panel immediately above and to the right of the flight engineer's position
31.
The Captain's seat and control panel, still in excellent condition		 32.
A closer look at the Captain's controls		 33.
These gauges show the pylon angles etc		 34.
The centre panel which displays engine status
35.
A good close up of some of the engine gauges		 36.
This view shows detail of the flight engineer's station		 37.
A closer view showing the number of gauges surrounding the engineer		 38.
The right hand panel with engine status displays
39.
To the rear o the previous panel, further engine displays		 40.
The First Officer (navigator's) displays for the true motion and relative motion radar		 41.
Looking over the radar displays to the front of the cabin		 42.
Looking back along the control cabin over the radar displays, the radio fit is installed here

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