Can anyone identify this instrument?
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Can anyone identify this instrument?
Can anyone identify the instrument above? I work at SolentSky Museum in Southampton where we have a Sandringham VH-LVE. This is a derivation from the Sunderland. The instrument above with Red/Green sections, a horizonatlly oriented needle and marked IN/OUT with 2 markers on the Green section. On our aircraft, it is in the Engine Management section of the control panel.
Can anyone identify its use? Or does anyone have a better picture of one? Could it be the flap position indicator? But if so, why the red area?
Ours is missing, and I am seeking to create a mock up to go in its place. But it would be nice to know what it is.
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Cooling Flaps of some sort, Green band temp ok, Red requires cooling rather than Wing flaps I would hazard a guess as it is on the Engine Management side, admittedly they are normally called Gills although I am happy to be corrected.
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If you look at this image the gauge is in the centre panel and it appears to have the word flaps printed between the red and green.
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/230305
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/230305
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Page 118 of the Solent manual describes it. Red range is fully in to 1/3rd out and is supplemented by a lamp.
https://www.seawings.co.uk/images/ma...e%20Manual.pdf
https://www.seawings.co.uk/images/ma...e%20Manual.pdf
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Excellent, that solves a mystery I think. Thanks all.
Come and see us at SolentSky once allowed and I'll show you around the flight deck of VP-LVE.
Corsairoz
Come and see us at SolentSky once allowed and I'll show you around the flight deck of VP-LVE.
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I'd like to know what is the instrument labelled "PILOT" just above the RDF(?) tuner.
0 (Zero) N (normal) ~ (warning) E (excessive) 6 (six sheets to the wind).
At a guess, that's (N)ewt (as in "p*ss*d as a ...) and (T)eetotal.
A more boring explanation would be (N)ose and (T)ail.
Some sort of trim or elevator indication? I think I can see the word “HEAVY” between T and N. Also there is the “LB” marking below “PILOT”, so maybe a measurement of stick force?
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