The beginning of last month I posted a couple of pictures of a part that came out of the cockpit of a MIG that was in a boneyard in Afghanistan. This came out of the same cockpit. Anyone know?
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The Mig was designed as a recreational aircraft with tons of luxury appointments aimed at providing the pilot all the essentials for 'creature comforts.
The part you have shown is the control module for the Mig's built in Shiatsu Massage unit. The unit was so effective it eventually became the model incorporated into massage chairs they sell at Costco
Additionally, the correct combination of switch settings converted this unit into the 'Function Control Module' for the onboard video games and flight simulator.
It's as simple as that. If the unit is still functional, it should be installed on Stu Eberhardts Merlins Magic so he can enjoy rounding the pylons in style this year!Scott Adie
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I think I saw this in Popular Mechanics a long time ago.
The artical was on the breakout of a hand held wireless phone that you can take anywere. But they thought it was cost prohibitve.
They also thought it would be way to confusing for the general public to multi task while talking on the phone and made some predictions to the efect. But this is were my memory fails me, I cannot remember the accual numbers they came up with.
This piticular phone was one of Motorola's very first prototypes!
Good find!
You should hold on to it for a while. the value of this item will only go up, up up! 
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Obviously not a phone, not enough buttons (no 0, *, or #). "Up, up, up" is spot on though. This is clearly a control panel for an elevator. Note the empty lamp sockets and missing "UP" - "DOWN" lenses.
Actually, I work with some engineers who are former residents
of the Soviet Union, and they tell me it is a Code Entry Panel for entering arming codes for nuke's. And, get this, one of them claims to have invented it 
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Was inwented by Russian!
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Oh, I've got one of those, but mine goes to eleven!Comment
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<Zappa voice> It's a Telefunken U-47
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Prophead, they're calling us into another Zappa riff!Originally posted by RareHair75<Zappa voice> It's a Telefunken U-47
This set the volume of the "Dynamo Hum" unit...sorta like the firmness setting on one of those fancy beds.Rutan Long EZ, N-LONG
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I've got it, it's the control unit from an XQJ-37 Nuclear Powered Pansexual Rotoplooker...Originally posted by PeashooterProphead, they're calling us into another Zappa riff!
This set the volume of the "Dynamo Hum" unit...sorta like the firmness setting on one of those fancy beds.Comment
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Its either an Illudium Pyew-36 Explosive Space Modulator, or a tool for detecting Illudium Phosdex (the shaving cream atom). In either case it makes me very angry. Very angry inDEED!Originally posted by Propellerhead
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Originally posted by Propellerhead
Thanks for bringing that back into memory.......Now I'm gonna be singing Joe's Garage for the next week! Please excuse me....I have to go to the white zone now.
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It was in the undelivered package...Originally posted by chixfly2
Oh.. wait... that was another movie..
Carry on...
Wayne Sagar
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It wasn't very large, there was just enough room to cram the drums in the corner over by the Dodge......
Warlock #75, Steve Ballard, Al "Papa" Goss
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"If you gotta load or unload, go to the white zone. You'll love it, it's a way of life..."Originally posted by JeffroComment
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"Betty, don't start in with your white zone **** again."Comment
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