Fuel Quantity Indicator, Four Tanks, C-47 Skytrain, Dakota, WWII Vickers

Fuel Quantity Indicator, Four Tanks, C-47 Skytrain, Dakota, WWII VickersHere is a Fuel Quantity Indicator as used in the WWII era Douglas C 47 Skytrain (aka Dakota in the RAF), which appeared on the right side of the instrument panel (see photo from the WWII C 47 Pilot Training Manual showing its location). The C 47 had 4 primary fuel tanks: Left Main, Right Main, Left Auxiliary, Right Auxiliary. The main tanks had a capacity of 202 gallons each, and the auxiliary tanks, 200 gallons, per the manual. The co pilot would

receiving navigational signals from the "Eureka" transmitting station

Gyro Horizons

The calculator contains diagrams and a graph

and the commander had one in his hatch

typically installed at the pedestal between the pilot and co-pilot

then the larger pointer indicates RPM around the outer scale from 50-110%

Measures ~4

It is similar to the more common AN-104 Mast Antenna used in later aircraft versions

according to the US Army Air Force's Interchangeability Cross Reference Chart dated Feb 1945

The caging knob rotates but is not accurate in its caging of the gyro

two remote controls are provided and

This is a Course Selector