"As an aside, I'm told that the MoD supplied DH with the instruments to be fitted in the Chipmunk."
Knowing how the RAF procured aircraft, they would have specified the instruments and these were the standard instruments fitted to many RAF aircraft at the time. The 'Standard Blind Flying Panel' was a RAF specification prior to WW2 and fitted to many aircraft from fighters to bombers in the conflict. It eventually led to the industry standard layout and the 'Selective Radial Scan' we were tought in flying training. Although it's interesting to note that the Chippy didn't have this standard layout - the altimeter was below the ASI which is how the Canadian aircraft were instrumented.
Last edited by Dan Winterland; 3rd Oct 2012 at 03:59.