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March 31, 2025 at 3:22 pm in reply to: Instruments and parts need identifying #1157683

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I should add that many of these parts may have a Dutch connection, your CF-104 made me realise that Dutch NF-5s were built in Canada.

More stuff:

3. Sperry Gyroscope co. London
Directional Gyro
Civil Type
Patents …… (various numbers)
Suction 3 1/2″ Hg
Consumption 1.3 Cubic Ft/min

4. Turning indicator
E 703
Reid & Sigrist
6A/1302

5. Bu. of Aeronautics US Navy
Mark III Automatic pilot
Part no. 648011
Serial no. 27809
DC-648818

6. Gyrosyn compass
Part no. 653894-7B
Serial 210B
RCAF Ref no. 6B/1159
Sperry Gyroscope of Canada

7. Gyrosyn compass
British patents…. (various numbers)

8. BU Aer US Navy
Indicator, Master Direction
P-1 Automatic pilot and P-3 compass
Stock no. R88-I-1681-100
Contract no. NOA(S)51-060
MFR’s part no. 16400-2B-A1
NAF drawing no. 1246-2

Bendix Aviation Corporation
Eclipse-Pioneer division

9. Indicator Attitude Remote Indicating
Spec.no. SR1153
MFR. model no 4005H
MFR. part no 118930-01
Series H
Order no. NOAS-61-0097
Stock no. R6610-607-8298
US Lear Inc.

10. Indicator Attitude Remote
Type MM-2
Spec. MIL-I-25058
MFR’s model no 978V
MFR’s part no 109983-01
Series C
Order no AF33-600-33197
Stock no R8811398-010-000
Lear Inc. US

11. A-12 Gyropilot
Gyrosyn compass control
Part no 673447
CAA-TSO-C9
SAE spec AS402
Sperry Gyroscope company

12. LUCAS England
Serial no. B7488
Type no. CCU 508 109
A.M. Ref. AC
3409 108

13. Selector Switch
Part no. 675982-2
Serial no. H-8
Sperry Gyroscope company
KLM 7-5891-020

14. Flight Reference Selector
Part no. 620361-601
Serial no. 2021
Sperry Gyroscope company

March 31, 2025 at 3:20 pm in reply to: Instruments and parts need identifying #1157212
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What I’m looking for right now is along the lines of:
- What is it? (for some of these that may seem obvious but there might be more to the instrument than meets the eye, such as the fact that no.5 looks like an artificial horizon but the plate says ‘automatic pilot’).
- What aircraft type(s) was it used on?
- Or if the type is unknown or could be many, at least: how old is it?
With this I can at least offer more information to our students, and one or two (hopefully more) instruments might prove more useful to us than they are now.

Keith, I’ll send you a PM (today or tomorrow).
March 31, 2025 at 3:16 pm in reply to: Instruments and parts need identifying #1156417

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Runway 06, thanks!

The CF-104 or for that matter NF-5 options are out for number 2. I checked some photos on internet and they use a drum and single pointer type.

Anyone?

March 31, 2025 at 2:36 pm in reply to: Another Flug-Werke '190 airborne #1148354

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Indeed a good explanation. I’m also often irritated that people manage to post loads of text without bothering to check up on the facts. Another (vaguely related) issue in this vein is passenger operations with DC-3s. What is overlooked is that there is an option to apply for an exemption from the EASA rules in this respect, enabling DC-3 pax ops. Nobody in the UK has applied for such an exemption, so clearly the operator has made this decision, not the CAA.

In The Netherlands the Dutch Dakota Association is still flying passengers on their two DC-3s, under the same EASA regulations, with an exemption.

I’m not saying that this is a seamless process but it is possible and not ‘banned by the CAA’.

March 31, 2025 at 11:50 am in reply to: Corsair Pictures #1114721

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I’m surprised this one hasn’t been posted yet:

And here’s another (who knows where? 😉 ):

And an older shot:

March 31, 2025 at 11:29 am in reply to: Corsair Pictures #1110240

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Tom Reilly’s place at Kissimmee

Correct, now sadly closed. I wonder what happened to some of the planes that were there. This Corsair could be flying by now I reckon (the photo was taken in 2002).

March 31, 2025 at 11:24 am in reply to: Corsair Pictures #1109184

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Archer:

Good Day!!

Nice pic of you F4U at poss S. Florida. Plz help us to id this bird.

Do you have other angles, cockpit pics or front views of it??

Tks in advance!! 🙂

Just these (and they’re not all that good):

This was in February 2002 at Kissimee, Florida. At Tom Reilly’s place as Yak 11 Fan correctly stated. RMAllnut states that it is with Vought Heritage in Dallas, is that this one: F4U-X restoration?
This is also a possibility: http://www.warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/fg1-76628.html

March 31, 2025 at 11:05 am in reply to: Aircraft serial reference #1105197

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Impressive, but it doesn’t appear to be complete (I’m missing some ZAxxx airframes). Hats off to the guy who did this though!

March 31, 2025 at 10:57 am in reply to: Corsair Pictures #1103468

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Found another one, with gratuitous Tiger Cat.

March 31, 2025 at 10:57 am in reply to: Skyraider #1103480

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Nowt like the book but great film anyway- A-6’s+SPAD’s and many more=:D

Agree, you should read the book Daz (‘Flight of the Intruder’, Stephen Coonts, and while your at it, pick up ‘Intruders’ too, same author).

March 31, 2025 at 10:57 am in reply to: Forum Quote Facility Abuse. Please Desist. #1103489

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Those are clear guidelines. Can we quote you on that?

December 8, 2024 at 9:12 am in reply to: Searching WW1 and WW2 pilot #712714

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Perhaps it’s worth mentioning here that the website for Melvyn’s last book is still up: https://www.melvynhiscock.com/

Anyone wishing to get in touch with his family, there is a good chance that the contact page still works.

October 18, 2024 at 12:02 pm in reply to: Lancaster NN775 displayed at Overloon, Netherlands. #718206

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See here for a higher resolution version: https://flic.kr/p/2qotEcc

It is a powerful way to display these remains. There is an information sign next to the wreckage and you can use an app on your phone to get an AR view of how the aircraft looked before its demise. That includes details about its final flight as well IIRC.

October 31, 2022 at 6:36 pm in reply to: Things found in storage – identification help please! #757909

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Lysander uses internally sprung wheels, same as the Gloster Gladiator, so not these ones I would think. See here: https://www.imeche.org/news/news-article/dowty-internally-sprung-underc…

October 28, 2022 at 10:19 am in reply to: 'Carpetbaggers' B-24 photo #758053

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Thanks! I have just sent them an e-mail.
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