Altimeter (Contact), Luftwaffe, Fl.22317 JU-87 Stuka, JU-88, Kontakt-Hohenmesser P-47 Knowledgeable visitors are invited to

Knowledgeable visitors are invited to email us if you recognize it

this instrument appeared in Luftwaffe aircraft Focke-Wulf 190 D-9

in an audio frequency signal the average frequency of which is proportional to the altitude of the aircraft above the ground

after being deflected

Altimeter (Contact), Luftwaffe, Fl.22317 JU-87 Stuka, JU-88, Kontakt-Hohenmesser P-47 Knowledgeable visitors are invited toThis is an excellent specimen of the Contact Altimeter (Kontakt Hohenmesser) Fl. 22317 as used in the WWII era JU 87 Stuka and JU 88 dive bombers and some ME 110 fighters of the German Luftwaffe. See the illustration of the JU 87 blind flying panel showing the location of this altimeter. The altimeter has two hands and two front nested knobs. The white pointer indicates the aircraft altitude, from 0 6 Km, and the outer knob adjusts for barometric