Any members who may be able to Identify this item which I assume is a trim wheel.
No markings what so ever other than the word ‘Aeroplastic’ on the front
Diameter as per the photos. (6 inches)
I though of USAAF purely because of the colour of the paint
By: smirky - 2nd March 2018 at 20:55
voila
By: flyingblind - 2nd March 2018 at 20:49
So we have a report into its suitability dated 1939 but used possibly in Gloster Meteors and Jet Provosts ?? Hmmm.
Doesn’t quite seem to match. Has anyone got a photo of the item in either of the 2 aircraft types mentioned
By: sycamore - 2nd March 2018 at 17:31
Similar to J-P/Strikey..
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd March 2018 at 14:46
If I’m not mistaken it may well be an AGS part. I have seen these wheels in various sizes and a trim wheel just like the one in the picture, with a central aluminium disc and of approximately 9inches diameter, is used on the Gloster Meteor T.7 and F.8 (and probably other Mk.s) for longitududinal (elevator) trim.
Anon.
By: flyingblind - 2nd March 2018 at 14:33
That puts paid to the Blenheim idea.
Testing of the item seems to have been successful but its strange that no one knows what aircraft they were fitted.
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd March 2018 at 13:12
Good clear photos of Blenheim interiors aren’t easy to find.
This clipping from the Blenheim IV manual suggests the trim wheels were of a different pattern.
By: flyingblind - 2nd March 2018 at 12:12
Alan
That certainly fits with the description in the report
Someone did say that they thought it was used on Blenheims but that was never verified. I couldn’t find a suitable photo of a Blenheim cockpit to confirm
By: smirky - 2nd March 2018 at 11:09
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?135776-Lancaster-parts-or-not
By: Arabella-Cox - 2nd March 2018 at 10:33
A Standard British item.
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