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Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 2:21 pm
by Rotörhead
I picked this up at brunty for a fiver yesterday, and I'd like to know what it is and where it goes...
The bit in the middle i think is an attitude indicator and the bit at the bottom i think might be left/right for turns, i just don't know what it is for or where in the cockpit it is.
Any help would be appreciated
Re: Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 2:28 pm
by POL
Looks like an ILS system gauge maybe? Possibly for carrier landings?
Re: Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 3:15 pm
by Rotörhead
That's what I thought, i cant find any pictures of it or anything like that though
Re: Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 7:45 pm
by Sheff
I had a look through the Buccaneer S1, S2 and S50 manuals and I can't see anything like it anywhere.
PS- the next post explains why!
Re: Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 8:45 pm
by garyscott
If you bought it for a fiver mate, you got one HELL of a bargain. And it isnt from a Bucc!!
Try an AVRO LANCASTER!
http://www.spitfirespares.com/SpitfireS ... ents9.html
Re: Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 10:13 am
by Rotörhead
At first I was annoyed as I bought it thinking it was a genuine bucc part (the man told me 'All Buccaneer parts but i don't know what they are') and otherwise I wouldn't have bothered, however now i feel like I just got an amazing bargain!
Re: Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 10:20 am
by StuBie
Does it have any serial numbers on it or any identification at all?
Re: Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 10:33 am
by Rotörhead
It has what looks like '2197' or '21971' at the back where the connecty things are.
EDIT: on the back it has "A, then a crown shaped thing, then M. Below that it has REF 10 0/4 and on the other side it has S.47"
Re: Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 11:11 am
by tg13
The A and M refer to Air Ministry...i know that much!!
Re: Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 2:48 pm
by XW544
Hi, that gauge was part of a job lot donated for sale to the Buccaneer Aviation Group and was hidden away in a shed for many many years. As far as i remember from the donator its from the 1940's-50's. We had no idea what they were or what they were worth but any money raised was a good result for us.
My apologies if you were mislead by one of the team as to its identity, looks like it should of gone for more than a fiver then !
Andy
Re: Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 4:51 pm
by Rotörhead
I'm pleased and disappointed in a way, but now i know it wasn't exactly your fault im quite happy with it!
Re: Buccaneer Part.
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 6:05 pm
by XW544
no probs, i'd better research the last gauge i've got left now, any one recommend a good place to check german artificial horizons ?
never mind found it,
http://aircraft-cockpits.com/Flight_Ins ... 999%29.asp
its a FI22411-1 gauge used in a Focke wulf Ta152h-o
ebay time me thinks !
