F9F-6 Panther Fighter Cruise Control / Rest / Climb-Descent Combination Computer 1950s Lily Bomber and the pointers

and the pointers

For as sophisticated this gunnery system was

and also contains an anchoring hole for an HF wire antenna support

glass and dial are in exceptional condition for the age of this indicator

F9F-6 Panther Fighter Cruise Control / Rest / Climb-Descent Combination Computer 1950s Lily Bomber and the pointersThis is a Korean War era Flight Computer designed specifically for the US Navy's jet fighter, the Grumman F9F 6 Panther, equipped with twin J 48 P 8 engines. It includes a Rest Computer (Rest meaning not flying under combat conditions) on one side and a Climb Decent Tabulator on the opposite side. these are essentially 2 disc, 7 inch circular slide rules.