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Old 12th May 2006, 09:22
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Bah. No chance of THAT one maturing like a fine cheese.

Just for interest, the caption, in an article on aircraft wiring, from 1938/9 which does not specify the aircraft, says:

WIRING IN THE COCKPIT has to be kept clear of the compass as far as possible. Single wires must never run near the compass because electro-magnetic induction from them may cause incorrect readings of the aircraft's bearings to be obtained. Induction may be overcome with thin wires of the same circuit by twisting them together so that their electro-magnetic fields are cancelled out.
Photo, Callender's Cable and Construction Co., Ltd.
Fascinating.

Now you have to provide 682, or it'll be Cringe...
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