Purpose of Bungee cord in cockpit

[ZeeMan90]

Hey guys,

 

I would like to know what is the purpose of the two bungees inside the cockpit?

 

There are some real life photos where they are used as well whereas in some other cockpits there aren't any bungee cords at all.

 

You can see them on the left and right side next to the MFCDs:

 

 

On this photo you can see the left one lying around:

 

Edited June 29, 2017 by ZeeMan90

[cichlidfan]

To hold maps and such.

[XCLTM3]

Helps hold that poor old cockpit together.....:renske:

[NeilWillis]

Cheese sandwich on the left, thermos flask on the right.

[Wrecking Crew]

I'm pretty sure the current cockpits replaced the old bungee with a cell phone holder.

[Deadman]

You will see a lot of document bags as well.

[Jafferson]

Its a secret weapon... you hold the bungee cord with your teeth, and shoot wooden sticks out of the window :D

 

don't underestimate the impact of a 300 mph fast wooden stick, it's a serious weapon!

Edited July 1, 2017 by Jafferson

[probad]

Its a secret weapon... you hold the bungee cord with your teeth, and shoot wooden sticks out of the window :D

 

don't underestimate the impact of a 300 mph fast wooden stick, it's a serious weapon!

certainly, given the location of the fulda gap the us recognized the need to be able to defeat weaponized vampires in addition to soviet tanks.

[Kippy]

From what I've seen, it looks to be that the bungee cords have been retired in favor of more "advanced" tech. Pretty common in the A-10 fleet now. You can buy document holders like these here that you can put on top of your glareshield. I don't use them when flying - I don't like losing even an inch of visibility out the front. When they're packed full they can be pretty bulky, as seen below.

 

[Xavven]

Ugh... that's lost visibility in all the wrong places, too.

[easyrider_svk]

its holds the bag with corbomite :D