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Aircraft Parts Challenge 025
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 9:42 am
by K4KittyCrew
Found this photo on another forum and wondered what you might think this 'tool' is used for.
I will name the forum and source when everyone has made their comment about it.
Cheers,
John
The aircraft is listed as an ME109
Re: Aircraft Parts Challenge 025
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 3:15 pm
by Stirling Project
at a pinch I'd suggest that it's for harmonising the guns / gun camera
John L
Re: Aircraft Parts Challenge 025
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:04 pm
by AlanW
Looks like a Stuka, and definitely Luftwaffe personnel, so perhaps something to do with bomb aiming !
Re: Aircraft Parts Challenge 025
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 7:37 am
by K4KittyCrew
AlanW wrote:Looks like a Stuka, and definitely Luftwaffe personnel, so perhaps something to do with bomb aiming !
Must admit Alan that the glass roof looks a little too rounded for a ME109.
I'll see what else l can pull up.
cheers,
John
Re: Aircraft Parts Challenge 025
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:00 am
by PAFG
It's a 109, so the contraption is set up inboard from the guns. Ergo, the sight can't be looking at anything useful unless it's the prop? Is it measuring rpm?
Richard
Re: Aircraft Parts Challenge 025
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:53 pm
by AlanW
I must get my bleddy eyes tested
Re: Aircraft Parts Challenge 025
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 6:54 am
by K4KittyCrew
Here is the page / link I was talking about but I have no knowledge of what the correct answer is. I'll leave it up to the experts.
John
Re: Aircraft Parts Challenge 025
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:32 pm
by Sabre
Interesting looking device, must have been a bit of a drag.
Looking at the web others would indicate that it is a Zeiss Ikon ESK 2000, (ESK 2000 just visible) and was a training gun camera. There are also photos of it on an Arado Ar 96.
See link
http://www.messerschmitt-bf109.de/displ ... =9&lang=en
Cliff
