Autopilot Flight Controller USAF E-4, C-130 F4U Corsair hydraulics

hydraulics

copyrighted in 1943

and the lettering is perfect

followed by discussions between Kearfott engineers and members of the USAF/RCAF LF Loran Flight Test Unit involved in polar flying out of Edmonton

It is very similar to I-65 compass indicators used in aircraft of the Air Corps US Army during WW2 (the primary difference in appearance being the centerpoint of direction

Autopilot Flight Controller USAF E-4, C-130 F4U Corsair hydraulicsThis is an example of the Flight Controller, Type A 6, for the USAF Autopilot Type E 4 (aka as the Sperry A 12 Gyrosyn Automatic Pilot System). The E 4 System was used in the late 1940 1950's and was still in use in some 1960's aircraft. Early Lockheed C 130 Hercules transports used this system, as well as civilian aircraft such as DC 3 and DC 6. This item has a serial number prefix of AF 52, evidence of manufacturing year of 1952 for a USAF order.