Spitfire Mk V instrument panel finished

You have to know, that I´ve sold my TV set when they started with reality-soaps -Big Brother and that kind of …. :diablo:
Cheers,
Herbert

Realy? There was a great airshow last year in Salzburg for the Hanger7 opening.

If you are in Salzburg you must visit hanger7 😉

Ahh, sorry, that was new for me, even I knew the Red Bull fleet should be situated somewhere.
So if you´re near to Salzburg, it´ll be worth to go there.
Thanks beistrich!

Hello Seafuryfan
I´m sorry to say, that there is no real good museum in Austria, where I would like to put them. The only warbird in Austria is a Fieseler Storch in the Heeresgeschichtliche Museum. And the second world war exibition there is more like a anti-war demonstration. So I´ll keep them somewhere near me (maybe in the children´s room, they need something to play with 😀 )
Herbert

sorry but this is not right.

Auf dem Salzburger Flughafen ist im Hanger 7 fast die komplette Red Bull-Flotte, aber leider keine Spitfire.

Schaut aber gut aus was du da zusammenschraubst

😉

Rate of Climb indicator.

Thankyou, that explains it beautifully!
Fly.Buy

Hello Fly.Buy
As you might be able to see on the picture of my panel is, that the original spacers of my original BFP were that long, so that the adjusting device on the right lower side of the VSI fit plain to the inner side of the BFP.
But I have to confess, that I´ve also seen BFPs with bigger cutout, so that the whole device fits though the hole.
Cheers,
Herbert

Only three bolts hold it on – with spacers so that the instrument is spaced off the panel – that leaves the adjuster accessible through the fourth hole

Bruce

Rate of Climb indicator.

Fantastic work well done, its truely a collection to be proud of.

Hopefully someone can give me some advice, I am currently fitting instruments to a WWII RAF Blind Flying Panel and having trouble with a Rate of Climb Indicator, how is this fitted to the slot allocated on the panel. The instrument has a dial or stem on the bottom right hand corner, is this removed prior to inserting the instrument on the panel or is the panel inserted over it?
Hope someone can help
Thanks
Fly.Buy

Thanks Al
Very informative and accurate as ever 🙂
Cheers,
Herbert

As a rule of thumb, I would suggest early Spitfires (I and II as Herbert states and maybe early Mk. V’s), had ASI’s reading to 400 m.p.h. Then, all subsequent Spitfires had the 480 m.p.h. gauge, unless this was replaced by a 420 knot version, e.g. any late war/early post war Griffon or Merlin engined variety. This would have been done at the point when the R.A.F. standardised on Knots for all it’s types. Anyone know exactly when this was?

Seafires, like all F.A.A. aircraft, used Knots from Day 1.

As to what today’s rebuilt Spitfire uses, I guess it is down to availability and customer preference, unless the C.A.A. have rules about this sort of thing?

Ahhh, yes, I remember an article on flying Spits by Rod Dean. Never knew why Merlin Spits had mph and Griffons had knots, though :confused:

I beg to differ….!

Merlin Spitfires have ASI’s in MPH

Griffon Spitfires have ASI’s in Knots

Dont ask me why, but thats how we always did them, and it is what the books show!

Cheers

Bruce

Well, I’m only going by what the E-bayer says 😉

Thanks Cees!
Hello Daz
Spitfire Mk I to II had up to 400 mph. Spitfire Mk V to F.24 had 480 mph.
Could be a Mosquito´s ASI but never a late Spitfire.
Herbert

Nice one Hertbert, Well done. 😮

Cheers

Cees

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Also an oil-pressure gauge…

Thankyou sir….

Gee, I wish someone would do one for my Spit XIVe that I’m rebuilding to fly…..great job.

In case you’re interested, there’s a late-mark Spitfire ASI for sale on e-bay.

Don’t think it would do for my project…!!

Anyway, nice work, Puuka! 🙂

If I could help someone with pictures a.s.o. I´d like to do so.
Also without $$$ 😉 .
Herbert