Peter
April 19, 2009 at 5:17 am

Vintage Aircraft Grip Possibly Radar ID??

Can anyone shed light onto the aircraft type this grip was used in? It does not appear to be a flight control grip due to the limited movement? Thinking along the lines of Radar??

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By: Peter - 20th April 2009 at 04:28

Thanks Mike!

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By: turretboy - 20th April 2009 at 02:52

It’s a radar antenna control handle.

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By: Peter - 19th April 2009 at 14:47

Thanks Yellow Aster. SOmeone also mentioned it might be from a Helicopter??

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By: YellowAster - 19th April 2009 at 09:24

Peter,

Not sure this helps but … I’ve seen a photo of a near-identical handle (slightly different switching on top) in a Hughes IRST experimental installation, circa 1965. Used to direct scan of sensor. Since I don’t think the IRST shipped with a dedicated controller handle I’d assume it’s a Hughes radar-controller handle.