Free Air Temperature Indicator, Type C-8 US Army Air Corps Weston 728 T-20 Korean War

Free Air Temperature Indicator, Type C-8 US Army Air Corps Weston 728 T-20 Korean WarThis is an exceptional example of the WWII era electrical Free (i. e., ambient) Air Temperature Indicator, US Army Air Corps Type C 8, as used in versions of the heavy bomber B 24 (see photo of instrument panel from a B 24 Flight Manual showing the location of the indicator), also medium bombers B 25 C D Mitchell and B 26 B C Marauder, transports C 87 and C 45, and trainers AT 7 and AT 11, according to the Maintenance Interchangeability Cross

or transport aircraft such as the C-46 or C-47

Note that the indicator shipped will not be the identical indicator in the photos but substantially similar in appearance

Used across many versions of US Army Air Force aircraft during the era

such as the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter (see photo from F-104 Flight Manual in gallery)

Liechtenstein

The clock has the following features:

The gyro horizon moves freely within its housing

the flight engineer controlled the degree to which each engine's intercooler flaps were open and thus managed the carburetor air temperature

made by Fairchild

Type 98 Otu

The periscope would be positioned to view the terrain directly below the fuselage while in flight

as well as Bombers B-17 Flying Fortress and B-26 Marauder