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Gauge and Control Identification

Posted: 14 Sep 2008, 23:06
by decapod
I found a photo of my Sparrowjet cockpit.
I think I can identify most of the controls/gauges but would appreciate a bit of help with ID.

Left top 2 - Altimeter, Climb
Centre top 2 Compass, Horizon
Right ???? + clock with L&R Engine readouts under those.

Not sure what the rest are - presumably any pairs would be for engines.
Also the 2 levers on the side - I presume the double one furthest left in the pic is the pair of throttles and the lower one is the flaps - seems a bit small to me.

Image

Re: Gauge and Control Identification

Posted: 14 Sep 2008, 23:27
by DaveB
Hi Paul :)

Left of the clock is turn and slip..

Below the clock look like EGT's and below them RPM's..

Centre lower 5.. more of a guess. Perhaps pressure/temp gauges..

There has to be a fuel gauge in there somewhere :dunno:

Maybe they'll look more obvious in the morning :lol:

ATB

DaveB :tab:

Re: Gauge and Control Identification

Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 00:05
by Tarasdad
What it looks like to me, by rows from the top:

R1 - Airspeed, Compass, Turn and Bank, Clock
R2 - Altimeter, Artificial Horizon, EGT, EGT
R3 - Oil Pressure, Oil Pressure, RPM, RPM
R4 - Oil Temp, Oil Temp
R5 - unsure

Between the Starter panel and Fuel Control panel are two that look like small fuel gauges.

Re: Gauge and Control Identification

Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 12:50
by cstorey
I agree with Tarasdad's list, except that what he describes as a compass is in fact the Directional gyro

Re: Gauge and Control Identification

Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 13:48
by decapod
Thanks to everyone for all the replies. Hopefully I'll get started on the VC soon.

Could that be a compass on the floor?

Re: Gauge and Control Identification

Posted: 15 Sep 2008, 14:37
by Rick Piper
Hi Mate

the floor has a "P" type compass and the lower centre gauge looks like fuel quantity to me

Regards
Rick