Thanks for posting those.

I went looking for it in the 80’s when passing through Limoges and was told that it had been scrapped, so it’s a pleasant surprise to see that it survives.

DD

Moggy

Very best wishes for a full and speedy recovery

DD

Good evening. I think that it’s the fireproof plate used to identify wreckage should, heaven forbid, the worst happened.

I know that’s hardly necessary on an airliner, but it could be of more relevance on something smaller, and is required by the regulations.

DD

Oh, and Discendo Duces, to whom I thought I had replied..

Those meters are fine; I had about 75 of them in stock. No radium at all.

Bruce

Thank you, that’s a relief to hear.

DD

Vega ECM

Again, thank you.

The reason for my interest is that I have a shed drawer full of Westland Whirlwind helicopter fuel flow meters that I acquired as part of an auction job lot, and this thread had me wondering whether they constituted a hazard. As far as I can see the dials don’t glow in the dark!

DD

How old is ‘old’? When did they, if ever, stop using radium in British instruments?

DD

it does seem that a number of valuable posters on this forum have recently decided that enough is enough – to the detriment of us all

perhaps sometimes, just sometimes, it is necessary to engage the brain before the keyboard……………

Seconded, this Forum is all the poorer for it.

DD

Adrian,

You have a PM.

DD