Wheel and Flap Position Indicator, AN5780-3, 8DJ26AAA US Navy P-51 and a recording base

and a recording base

such as the Gyro Horizon

not surprisingly

25 inches tall and 4lbs in weight

Wheel and Flap Position Indicator, AN5780-3, 8DJ26AAA US Navy P-51 and a recording baseThis is a late WWII era and Post war Wheel and Flap Position Indicator, Type AN5780 3, as used in aircraft of the US Army Air Force and US Navy with tail wheel or nose wheel landing gear, serving both configurations (prior models were dedicated to each configuration). According to the Maintenance Interchangeability Chart dated Feb 1945, this indicator was being used in late models of medium bomber B 26 Marauder, attack bomber A 20 Havoc, and night