Gyro Horizon Indicator, AN-5736-1, Ternstedt T-95450 F-100

Gyro Horizon Indicator, AN-5736-1, Ternstedt T-95450 F-100Here is vacuum driven Gyro Horizon Indicator Type AN 5736 1. According to the Maintenance Interchangeability Cross Reference Charts of the Air Forces US Army dated Dec 1943, this Gyro Horizon was ubiquitous in its use, appearing in bombers B 17, B 24, B 25 and others, as well as fighters P 38, P 40, P 47, and P 51. The serial # prefix starts with AF 45, likely made for an Air Force order during 1945. The knobs are functioning but stiff. The center

vs wings and tailwheel) aircraft

during charging

The left dial selected the spacing interval between bombs at a given airspeed

one marked for engines 1 & 2

According to the Maintenance Interchangeability Cross Reference Charts of the Air Forces US Army

Here is Radar Pressure Indicator use in radar-equipped aircraft during late WWII and post WWII

25in diameter and 4in deep

and may have been installed aside others like it in a large multi-engine piston-powered aircraft

Item shipped may not be identical to item pictured here

The decals are in mint condition

but may be operated mechanically by turning the key

likely indicating manufacture date of 1957 for the US Air Force