Why do so many soviet flight decks look so similar?

Isilder · August 2, 2014, 2:32pm

A shiny paint helps the interior lighting reflect around .
Also, green helps the warning lights stand out… it doesn’t much matter if you don’t see a green light…

Another theory is that they were just copying USA.

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Why do so many soviet flight decks look so similar?

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