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By: - 20th November 2021 at 17:05 Permalink
DH Dragon/Rapide
By: - 20th November 2021 at 17:59 Permalink
Possibly the Vimy and it's derivatives? I recall that one of Alcock and Brown had to climb out on the wing during their transatlantic flight to chip ice off the gauges.
By: - 21st November 2021 at 14:23 Permalink - Edited 21st November 2021 at 14:31
Thanks,
I looked at a bunch of pics of the various aircraft and could not see any indicators except on the Vimy. A picture of any other aircraft with such a setup would be great.
By: - 21st November 2021 at 14:52 Permalink
I see what you mean Buzz,I wonder if it was just the early DH Dragons with the external RPM gauges.
I cannot find my own Dragon Rapide pics at the moment but I have borrowed a couple of pics from net - maquettes
https://www.net-maquettes.com/pictures/de-havilland-dragon/ which show DH Dragon 'IOLAR'
You can see the 'teardrop' cutout in the top rear of the inner engine cowl
Close up of RPM and Oil Pressure gauges
rgds baz
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By: buzzbeurling - 20th November 2021 at 15:57
I recently purchased one and even more recently was given a few photocopied pages with technical details of various Marks of these indicators.
According to the description of the Mark VI mechanical engine-speed indicator, it was designed for multi-engine aircraft which had created a requirement for exceptionally long flexible drives. The document also mentions that "the instrument can be mounted on the engine nacelle in such a position that it is visible to the necessary members of the crew.".
I would be interested in knowing any particular aircraft type that had engine-speed indicators mounted on the nacelles.