"Ron Wanttaja" wrote

Unfortunately, it's probably not just a money issue. If access to the
flight
deck is currently by hatchways and narrow stairs, then the museum will
have to
cut the hatchways larger and install ramps or an elevator.

Not the thing you want to do to an historic aircraft....

I agree, in that I would not want to see a historic airplane cut up. Adding
a small chair lift, onto the side by the stairs (or ladder) might be
possible, depending on the individual case.

If it could just bolt on, somehow, I would be willing to accept the
tradeoff. Without it, I'll never be able to see the historic cockpit. What
good is a historic cockpit, if nobody can see it?

Still, there needs to be some kind of allowance made for some cases, about
not making everything handicapped accessible. It is not realistic. Case in
point is the case we are discussing, in the Spruce Goose.
--
Jim in NC