Wheel and Flap Position Indicator, AN-5780-2 P-40 Bendix Magnesyn

Bendix Magnesyn

made by Sperry PN 672740 as a "fast-erecting" gyro (as it fast as it could be in the early 1950's)

Europe-Africa-Mideast Campaign

This is a Cold War-era Airspeed Indicator

25 inches diameter and ~5 inches deep

Wheel and Flap Position Indicator, AN-5780-2 P-40 Bendix MagnesynHere is a Type AN 5780 2 Wheel and Flap Position Indicator used in WWII and post WWII aircraft with a nose wheel (vs tail wheel aircraft). According to the US Army Air Force Interchangeability Cross Reference Chart dated February 1945, the AN 5870 2 indicator was used in bombers B 26, A 26, and A 20, as well as in the fighter P 38. The position of the wheels were indicated by the 3 small window insets, one each on the nose and each wing. The position