Fuel Quantity Indicator, Hydrostatic, Japanese Naval Aviation C-7 B-24 turrets (nose and tail)

B-24 turrets (nose and tail)

a component of the US Army Air Force's RC-96-A Contactor System intended to work with the the British RAF "Pipsqueak" system

including illustrations

AAF Material Command also requested the N-6 to replace the old iron sights on all other gun positions in medium and heavy bombers (but most period photos clearly show it didn’t happen)

The turrets impose less drag on the airplane

Fuel Quantity Indicator, Hydrostatic, Japanese Naval Aviation C-7 B-24 turrets (nose and tail)This is a fine example of the WWII era hydrostatic Fuel Quantity Indicator, manufactured by the Japanese under license from the US manufacturer Pioneer. This particular model was used in the A6M2 version of the Japanese Navy Figher Zero, aka "Zeke" (according to the Funatsu Aviation Instruments Museum Website. Hydrostatic fuel quantity indicators are readily identifiable by the pump knob at their base. The indicator essentially is measuring