Autopilot Control Panel for C-1 Autopilot System RCAF By rotating the scope on

By rotating the scope on its base to align the path of these objects

This instrument was used in aircraft with a navigator crewman as an aid to determine the position and course of the aircraft during nighttime flying using celestial navigation

Here is an authentic vintage aircraft Radio Compass Heading Indicator made for the Bendix Radio Compass system by The WW Boes Co

but could be removed and cleaned

Autopilot Control Panel for C-1 Autopilot System RCAF By rotating the scope onThe C 1 Autopilot system was used extensively in WW2 era bomber aircraft of the US Army Air Forces, including the Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress, the Consolidated B 24 Liberator, and the Boeing B 29 Superfortress. This module, one of 10, is the control panel, typically installed at the pedestal between the pilot and co pilot. The other modules are three servo units (aileron, rudder, elevator), a directional stabilizer, the vertical flight gyro,