Altimeter, Tycos Type C, 25,000FT, WWI Aviation Section Signal Corps US Army Whitley Normal 0 false false false

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This is an authentic WWII-era quad-tank Oil Quantity Indicator made by Liquidometer

in November 1940

and the droppable auxiliary tank (in bomb bay

This is a fine example of a Cold War-era

as used in aircraft of the German Luftwaffe

Altimeter, Tycos Type C, 25,000FT, WWI Aviation Section Signal Corps US Army Whitley Normal 0 false false falseHere is a Type C Altimeter used in early military aircraft of the US Army Air Service during WWI. It is labeled as having been manufactured for the Aviation Section Signal Corps US Army, which was active from 1914 to 1918. Crudely measured altitude from 0 25,000 ft, which was pretty high for aircraft of that era and requiring supplemental oxygen for the crew to exceed ~12,500 ft based upon modern standards. The purpose of the knob was to rotate the