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Posted: 1/30/2015 6:20:47 PM EDT
ETA: fixed the plane's designation as an IL-62 not a -2

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/30/travel/feat-north-korean-airline-aviation-enthusiasts/index.html

In picture 6, the captain's control column has a weird extra control in the middle. What's it for?

ETA: think this will work

Link Posted: 1/30/2015 6:31:49 PM EDT
[#1]
Probably the control for nose steering, usually off on the left side on other aircraft
Link Posted: 1/30/2015 7:30:00 PM EDT
[#2]
Link Posted: 1/30/2015 10:37:36 PM EDT
[#3]
What these two ^^^ said
Link Posted: 1/30/2015 11:09:36 PM EDT
[#4]
Gyroscopically stabilized vodka retainer?
Link Posted: 1/31/2015 9:36:17 PM EDT
[#5]
You sure that's an IL-2?
Link Posted: 2/1/2015 1:29:26 AM EDT
[#6]
That be an IL-62.
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