Accelerometer, G-Meter, AN-5745L3, F4U-5N Corsair TBM Avenger A highlight of our collection

A highlight of our collection

was electrical

Even though Sweden was a neutral country during WWII

made by Manning Maxwell & Moore

Accelerometer, G-Meter, AN-5745L3, F4U-5N Corsair TBM Avenger A highlight of our collectionHere is a fine example of a post WWII era Accelerometer, made by Kollsman, part number 1470 8 02 (FSS# R88 A 140 15) as made for the US Navy's fighter aircraft F4U 5N (and 5P and 5NL) Corsair, as documented in the aircraft's parts list dated 1951. It may have been used in other USN aircraft of that era as well. The accelerometer has 3 pointers: a main pointer that instantaneously rotates counterclockwise when the aircraft experiences negative G's, and