Formation Stick for Type C-1 Automatic Pilot System Fairey Fulmar including pressure

including pressure

This ~3/4 inch thick manual covers all topics necessary to effectively train a WWII bombardier in theory

used by the Observer (i

made in 1957

It does a thorough job of guarding the security of this important IFF unit

Formation Stick for Type C-1 Automatic Pilot System Fairey Fulmar including pressureThis is a WWII era Formation Stick, was an accessory to the Type C 1 Automatic Pilot System used in US Army Air Force bombers such as the B 17 Flying Fortress and the B 24 Liberator (see illustration from the B 17G Flight Manual dated 1944). The formation stick was used to quickly maneuver the aircraft with minimum physical effort while the C 1 Autopilot was on and the aircraft was assuming, or in, formation flight. Two formation sticks were installed