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Instrument Panel Help – Meteor

We are in the process of restoring some components for Meteor NF.14 WS807, one of these is the main pilots instrument panel.

Below is a photo of the panel and I would like to know what instruments are missing?

Many thanks in advance.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm216/BBS889/DSC_3222.jpg

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By: Bruce - 26th August 2008 at 17:03

Clock – no

Oil pressure gauges – almost certainly, but need to know the range

U/C indicator, yes, but need to find it!!

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By: JetBlast - 26th August 2008 at 16:42

Thanks for the info chaps, I went out to my overfilled garage and luckily enough, the manual I require was on the AP racking,

Bruce, what are the chances that you’ll have a Clock, two Oil Pressure Gauges and an U/C Position Indicator to fit this panel?

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By: Phantom Phixer - 26th August 2008 at 13:22

Ive got the SAM book on the Meteor which has extracts from the manuals and shows the panel in question from an NF13. If you want to PM me a snail mail address I will copy it and forward for you. The book also shows the NF14 rear panel as well.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 26th August 2008 at 13:18

Timely post, as you know Nige i’m currently doing Meteor T.7 front & rear panels. I concur with Bruce, they are a bit jumbled up. I don’t have NF.14 notes but from the NF.12, the bottom hole is u/c and it’s flanked by a pair of pressure gauges.

Edit: guys here’s a pic’ of the F.8 panel at MAM….

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By: Bruce - 26th August 2008 at 13:10

Sorry, RoC is correct, but in wrong place.

I found pics of an F8 panel – the lower holes are possibly for pressure gauges.

I have a manual somewhere – I’ll see if I can find it.

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By: JetBlast - 26th August 2008 at 12:53

Top left is a clock – but I guess you already know that!!

Are the existing ones in the right place? I would swap ALT for MACH, and then MACH for RoC. Also RoC seems to early for a Mk14??

Bruce

Although the metal has been treated and the instruments were removed, they have gone back in as they came out, so I am none the wiser if they are right or wrong.

Thanks for the info Bruce.

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By: Bruce - 26th August 2008 at 12:48

Top left is a clock – but I guess you already know that!!

Are the existing ones in the right place? I would swap ALT for MACH, and then MACH for RoC. Also RoC seems to early for a Mk14??

Bruce

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