East Fortune Me 163B 191659

Detail view of the left hand side of the instrument panel. It looks rather cluttered, but it shows (starting at the top): emergency canopy release handle (with remains of red paint on it, right), normal canopy opening handle (black, middle), skid lever (orange, three positions, up - down - locked), emergency T-Stoff release handle (red T-handle), emergency starting dolly release valve (red knob), pressure gauge for compressed air, pressure gauge for emergency starting dolly release, towing hook release handle (red T-handle), and lastly on the left side part of the throttle.

Picture by Shamus Reddin, 1999