LM Cockpit Mockup circa 1967

Photographed early in 2002 by Frank O'Brien
at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Garden City, New York.
(Click on the image for a larger version.)

Frank O'Brien writes: "In one of the history books (I forget which one), they talk about how good Grumman was in building cockpit mockups. Apparently, they were masters at the art. I am of the belief that these are pictures of a cockpit mockup, that was used for crew 'fit and function' evaluation. My argument for this being a 'cockpit evaluation mockup', contrasted with a 'procedures trainer' is that the layout is quite old - many of the side panels are empty or completely different from those in the flown LMs. The DSKY and DEDA are dummies - you can't even press the buttons. I can't think of many things that you would do without that capability. Finally, and most importantly, it looks perfectly brand-new. Absolutely no wear anywhere. Contrast that with the LM simulator, which is, frankly, beaten to death. Josh Stoff, the curator at Cradle of Aviation Museum, swears that it is a procedures trainer; and we've agreed to disagree. I guess that's life. It would be my guess that this cockpit layout reflected the best thinking in 1967 or so."

Mockup Images

• View from the right rear, looking at the Commander's station. The Commander's Circuit Breaker panel - CB(11) - is on the lefthand wall with the Communication/Pyrotechnics panel below it. The Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT) is at the upper right. ( 712k )
• Center display panels with the Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT) in the foreground at the top left ( 740k )
• LMP's station, with his main display panel on the left and a Data Acquisition Camera (DAC) mounted above his window ( 700k )
• Circuit Breaker Panel 16 and controls on the LMP's right ( 652k )
• LMP Attitude Control Assembly, Arm Rest, Crash Bars, and Waist Restraints ( 716k )
• Primary LMP Flight controls. On the left is the LMP main panel. Below the main panel are controls for Stabilization and Control (both the primary guidance and and abort guidance systems), heaters, timers and lighting. Note the Lunar Contact light at the right on the lower panel. From the lower left to right, the Display and Keyboard (DSKY) of the Primary Guidance System, the LMP's Thrust/Translational Hand Controller, the Data Entry and Display of the Abort Guidance System, and the LMP's Attitude Controller Assembly. ( 696k )
• From left to right, the LMP's Thrust/Translational Hand Controller and armrest, the Data Entry and Display of the Abort Guidance System, the LMP's Attitude Controller Assembly and the Communications panel. ( 712k )
• CDR's Station. The panel above the Display and Keyboard (DSKY) controls the Radars, Stabilization and Control, heaters, timers and lighting. Bottom, from left to right: the CDR'sThrust/Translational Hand Controller, Engine Shutdown and Rate-of-Descent controls, CDR's Attitude Controller Assembly, the DSKY, and the LMP's Thrust/Translational Hand Controller. ( 712k )
• CDR's arm rest and Thrust/Translational Hand Controller, and on the left wall, the Left Hand Side Stowage Compartment ( 668k )
• LMP window and surrounding controls ( 728k )
• Back of manikin seen in the cabin in other pictures ( 658k )
• LMP Station with manikin at CDR Station ( 712k )
• LMP Station and CB(16) with landing video in the window ( 720k )
• Central Instrument Panel with manikin at CDR Station. Note the position of the manikin's arms in the armrests, the proximity to the window, and use of the Waist Restraint Harness ( 720k )
• AOT controls from the right ( 716k )
• AOT Detail from the left ( 660k )
• 'Orbital Rate Display - Earth and Lunar' (ORDEAL) Panel below the yellow bar, with circuit breaker panel CB (11) above and Panel 8 (Pyrotechnics) to the right ( 572k )
• LMP Waist Tether attachment point below the Communications panel ( 768k )
• DSKY (DiSplay and KeYboard) of the Primary Guidance and Navigation System ( 612k )
• Left side of the trainer with the LMP PLSS on the right stowed on the floor next to the forward hatch ( 664k )
• Rendezvous Window above CDR Station ( 544k )