I wonder if anyone can help me identify these three items found deep (and I mean deep!) in our museum stores.
First item is a four way control which looks to be hydraulic. The levers are stainless, and there are a couple of numbers. I am assuming SB to be Shorts Brothers but have yet to make a positive ID.
Second item is a pair of panels. No numbers that I can see, and no real idea what this is from. Unusual in that there is no separate BFP?
The third item is a damaged set of levers which I assume to be from a throttle quadrant. I suspect there is a casing of some sort missing, but at least there are numbers present.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
By: Johnny Kavanagh - 9th June 2021 at 09:21
Thanks everyone.
The Sunderland levers make sense as dozens were scrapped at Wig Bay.
The Hudson panels are likely from a Hudson site we dug in the seventies, and have become separated from the relics on display – I’ll remedy that at the weekend.
No idea where we have come across the Master controls though!
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th June 2021 at 19:04
I’m pretty certain this is what you’ve got.
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th June 2021 at 10:13
Have another look in the stores, you are missing a bit of your panel.
The levers are made by Claudel Hobson and the casing has fizzled away due to being a Magnesium casting. I’m wondering if you may have part of a Miles Master throttle box?
By: 12jaguar - 8th June 2021 at 07:55
Seconded for S25 being Sunderland.
The throttle bank looks like Exactor controls, these could be Stirling; not sure if they were used on other aircraft types, is there a Pt No?
regards
John
By: scrooge - 8th June 2021 at 06:41
I’ll propose S25 as being Sunderland
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