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Mystery instrument panel - was: Help please
I'm posting this again because it has still not been identified. Could
this be the first aviation item to baffle the gurus in this NG?? From the previous thread I think we would have to agree that it is not a glider, or a relatively high performance fighter type of that era, or a chopper (wrong instruments). Also, I think it would have to be single pilot and probably single engine. I know it is not a Link Trainer - were there any other "simulators" around then? The instruments are of American manufacture and they were last overhauled by Kingsford Smith Aviation, Bankstown (Sydney, NSW) in 1969. Any further ideas? -- Mike Mackenzie (AVCOM Services) Brisbane, AUSTRALIA Remove "XYZ" from the "Reply to" address when responding by email. |
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Mystery instrument panel - was: Help please
Mike Mackenzie schrieb:
I'm posting this again because it has still not been identified. Could this be the first aviation item to baffle the gurus in this NG?? From the previous thread I think we would have to agree that it is not a glider, or a relatively high performance fighter type of that era, or a chopper (wrong instruments). Also, I think it would have to be single pilot and probably single engine. I know it is not a Link Trainer - were there any other "simulators" around then? The instruments are of American manufacture and they were last overhauled by Kingsford Smith Aviation, Bankstown (Sydney, NSW) in 1969. Any further ideas? Hi there. I think its not an original part of an aircraft. To me it looks like something what has been made in a workshop, a hangar or so. Watch the space between the compass and te empty hole. It's different to the other side between compass and the other instrument. (never seen such inst.) No manufacturer sells parts made like this. The airspeed goes up to 300 mph or nautic miles. Thats fast. The vario ends at 2000 ft/min. every Cessna150 does this. With other words it does not fit together and the panelboard has been homemade to my opinion. The turn and bank indicator looks like an instrument made by 'Schwien' (thats the manufacturer). They made that in the middle or late 40th. These were used for Cessna140, Ercupe and others like this. No more ideas. Ronald |
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Mystery instrument panel - was: Help please
Ronald de Bruin wrote (in part):
Mike Mackenzie schrieb: I'm posting this again because it has still not been identified. Could this be the first aviation item to baffle the gurus in this NG?? From the previous thread I think we would have to agree that it is not a glider, or a relatively high performance fighter type of that era, or a chopper (wrong instruments). Also, I think it would have to be single pilot and probably single engine. I know it is not a Link Trainer - were there any other "simulators" around then? The instruments are of American manufacture and they were last overhauled by Kingsford Smith Aviation, Bankstown (Sydney, NSW) in 1969. Any further ideas? Hi there. I think its not an original part of an aircraft. To me it looks like something what has been made in a workshop, a hangar or so. Watch the space between the compass and te empty hole. It's different to the other side between compass and the other instrument. (never seen such inst.) No manufacturer sells parts made like this. Thanks Ronald - I didn't notice that. Perhaps it was a 'homebuilt' made around 1969 (when the instruments were last serviced). It might have come to grief, or just been disused for many years, and someone eventually salvaged the usable parts (including this panel) and put them away - then forgot about them. The airspeed goes up to 300 mph or nautic miles. Thats fast. The vario ends at 2000 ft/min. every Cessna150 does this. With other words it does not fit together and the panelboard has been homemade to my opinion. The turn and bank indicator looks like an instrument made by 'Schwien' (thats the manufacturer). They made that in the middle or late 40th. These were used for Cessna140, Ercupe and others like this. No more ideas. Ronald Anyone else? -- Mike Mackenzie (AVCOM Services) Brisbane, AUSTRALIA Remove "XYZ" from the "Reply to" address when responding by email. |
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Mike Mackenzie wrote: I'm posting this again because it has still not been identified. Could this be the first aviation item to baffle the gurus in this NG?? From the previous thread I think we would have to agree that it is not a glider, or a relatively high performance fighter type of that era, or a chopper (wrong instruments). Also, I think it would have to be single pilot and probably single engine. I know it is not a Link Trainer - were there any other "simulators" around then? The instruments are of American manufacture and they were last overhauled by Kingsford Smith Aviation, Bankstown (Sydney, NSW) in 1969. Any further ideas? The airspeed goes to 300, say mph, but the altimeter only to 2000 feet? |
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Mystery instrument panel - was: Help please
In article ,
Mike Mackenzie wrote: I'm posting this again because it has still not been identified. Could this be the first aviation item to baffle the gurus in this NG?? From the previous thread I think we would have to agree that it is not a glider, or a relatively high performance fighter type of that era, or a chopper (wrong instruments). Also, I think it would have to be single pilot and probably single engine. I know it is not a Link Trainer - were there any other "simulators" around then? The instruments are of American manufacture and they were last overhauled by Kingsford Smith Aviation, Bankstown (Sydney, NSW) in 1969. Any further ideas? Hi, I think I have more or less the same compas here.... Bendix Aviation Corporation Pioneer Instrument Division Bendix New Jersey, USA Order No AC-26968 ( or 3) My father told me that it came out of an old DC3 in the late 60's.. Kind regards Christophe F |
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