By: mike currill - 30th January 2005 at 22:53
It denotes where to hit it to wake the pilot if he nods off, don’t forget there’s only one pilot in a Lanc.
By: station357 - 29th January 2005 at 12:16
The question was asked here before (by me :D).
Yes, the answer seemed to relate to the compass.
Here: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=36146
Regards,
Paul
By: dhfan - 28th January 2005 at 21:51
I couldn’t see the point before but that makes sense.
By: ajdawson - 28th January 2005 at 20:33
I have been (reliably I believe) informed that the yellow circle painted on the back of armour plate signifies that it is made of steel, an important consideration bearing in mind the proximity of such items to the aircraft compass!
Andy
By: dhfan - 28th January 2005 at 18:22
I’m only the messenger. 🙂
By: Mustang Fan - 28th January 2005 at 18:14
Ah, but ‘where is the evidence’?
By: dhfan - 28th January 2005 at 17:07
It was this forum and I think the result was it denoted armour plate, not gas-sensitive paint.
By: Mustang Fan - 28th January 2005 at 16:41
I always assumed it was gas sensitive paint. Fighters had it as a aquare patch on one wing.
By: MarkG - 28th January 2005 at 16:31
This question came up on a forum (not sure if it was this one or PPRuNe?) recently. I think the concensus was that it signified “armour plate”.
The same yellow disc appears on the back of the Mosquito pilot seat too.
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January 28, 2005 at 4:19 pm