Original U.S. WWII USAAF B-17 Bomber A-5 Automatic Pilot Gyro Control with Electric Heated Cover French Artwork & Posters Experimentation with methods of mounting

Experimentation with methods of  mounting prisms resulted in the use of a dental cement

but managed to land his plane safely

which had a lever that could be pulled to ignite the internal friction fuse

the lenses are dark with age and the general condition is poor

This is a lovely little Seaman's telescope with functional optics after 175 years

Original U.S. WWII USAAF B-17 Bomber A-5 Automatic Pilot Gyro Control with Electric Heated Cover French Artwork & Posters Experimentation with methods of mountingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice U. S. Army Air Forces A 5 Automatic Pilot Gyro Control, originally designed by Sperry Gyroscope. This design was the first truly all electronic automatic pilot in use. These were used in Bombers such as the PBY and B 17. The gyro scope unit would be attached to the auto pilot unit, which also had a separate control panel used to control the entire system. The gyroscope was somewhat delicate and