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Key here is that it looks like a cyclic contol from the FRONT cockpit from either the Cobra or Apache...the cyclic and collective controls are mounted on each side of the cockpit (collective left, cyclic on the right) unlike the the rear cockpit, which you can see from the excellent Cobra picture above are conventionally mounted.
I've got about 500 hours in Blackhawks, the later L model. There is a trim "coolie" hat on both cyclics so I doubt that it is from the L model...I have not flown the earlier A model, so I can't say for sure other than the rubber seal on the bottom would/could rule out all conventional, "stick mounted" cyclics.
In addition to many thousands of hours in other Sikorsky models, principly the Seahawk family (B/F and H's), I had the opportunity to fly an early Cobra model (not exactly sure which one, but it was OLD, and had a single engine!) with the Maryland National Guard in the late 80's. The front cockpit (the pilot in command flys from the rear) was very low tech, similiar to the controller in question.
BTW, I have mounted cyclic controls on truck stick shifts...it looks GREAT and is very comfortable.
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1996 FJ80.
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