Picked this up at the weekend. Looks to me like an aircraft trim wheel, possibly from a between-the-wars type.
Not much in the way of numbers on it except 640 6 and there appears to be an inspector’s stamp on the back though it is mostly obscured by the sprocket fitting mounted over it. It is 6 inches in diameter.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]240539[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]240540[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]240541[/ATTACH]
Ideas anyone?
TIA, Anon.
By: Avro Avian - 16th September 2015 at 09:59
Looks like a trim wheel out of a Yak, but it’s not.
By: Peter - 15th September 2015 at 14:30
worth a shot…. 🙂
By: 12jaguar - 15th September 2015 at 08:30
Short stirling Flt Engineer position? ???
Don’t think so Peter, IIRC the F/E Control Wheels drove Teleflex controls
John
By: 43-2195 - 15th September 2015 at 02:59
The P-38 elevator trim wheel is a similar size. Although this is not from a P-38.
By: ian_ - 15th September 2015 at 00:11
From a very tiny aircraft piloted by a very small man?
By: Whitley_Project - 14th September 2015 at 23:21
It has a chain drive so not for a DF loop. It could easily be from an aircraft.
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th September 2015 at 23:09
It’s a little trim wheel for such a big aeroplane. Perhaps it’s for turning the D/F loop or similar?
Anon.
By: Peter - 14th September 2015 at 22:56
Short stirling Flt Engineer position? ???
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