Snoopy Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 HelloI am not shure, that it's the correct forum for this one, but I would like to show you all, a tail wheel from my collection. It's of the type that was used on early types of the Messerschmidt Bf 109. It's in good condition, still with the white wall intact on both sides.Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Great stuff Snoopy, I had one with the hub, and the bracket still intact, but sold it off a couple of years back for something else that was more needed at the time, wish I still had that now!Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 Great stuff Snoopy, I had one with the hub, and the bracket still intact, but sold it off a couple of years back for something else that was more needed at the time, wish I still had that now!BobHi BobGlad you like it. I have allways wanted a tail wheel like this. I have seen a few from larger aircraft, but they are a tad to big. Last summer I was offered this wheel, as part of a trade. Just the right size for my den, and from one of my favourite aircraft. I could not say no.Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Arne S Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Great Wheel , Snoopy !Always liked the 109 parts . Jan Arne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Snoopy, are there any markings on the tire? Thanks.Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted May 17, 2007 Author Share Posted May 17, 2007 Snoopy, are there any markings on the tire? Thanks.ScottHi ScottThe markings on the wheel, are as follows, "350_135 SPORN U10". It allso has a manufacturers logo, with the letters "PFL".Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Thanks!Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 (edited) I will have a dig around and try and fins some photos of the tail wheel I had, but as you like Bf 109 aircraft, thismight be of some interest, the bit that sits above the tail wheel, Hakenkreuz from a Bf 109... Edited May 18, 2007 by Bob Lyons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 The back of it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 How about a control column from a Bf 109... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Detail on the manufacturer's plate.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Arming controls.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Trigger in the 'down or armed' position.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Last view of it....Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lyons Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 And here is another swastika from a Bf 109, this one is from North Africa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 Hi BobWow, I'm speachless. What a wonderful collection of Bf 109 parts. Difficult to single out a favourite item, since they are all great. I would love to get one of those panels, with the insignia preserved, but it's just a dream. A panel from a tropical 109, well, you don't stumble over them every day. Thanks, for posting these items. Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus H Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 (edited) A Direct Reading Compass from a Me 109E, the date of manufacture is October 1939.Ths was aquired from an ex RAF Transport guy who recovered the crashed aeroplane during the Battle of Britain era - like a fool I never enquired exactly where from !! Edited May 18, 2007 by Marcus H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Snoopy Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 Hello MarcusNice compass. Is it still full of oil? In my collection, I have a "Fk 38" oil filled compass.Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus H Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Hey Snoopy,It's not oil based, the compass card will be suspended in a mineral or alcohol based liquid in a bowl, with a means of trailing wires to dampen or act as a brakeing system and with magnets to reduce the moment of inertia (which keeps mass to a minimum)....it's a clever simple little thing that stops the card and helps it to settle down after a turn and to not spin like a top and hunt for north at an inertial rate.Not many people know this, but inside these you should have a sapphire cup, on which a iridium tipped pivot balances......buy them all up now for the jewel's It's about 4/5's still full of fluid I guess.Oil filled ? I've never heard of that. I'd have thought the viscosity of the oil would have caused too much resistance - can you show a picture of it please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 Hey Snoopy,It's not oil based, the compass card will be suspended in a mineral or alcohol based liquid in a bowl, with a means of trailing wires to dampen or act as a brakeing system and with magnets to reduce the moment of inertia (which keeps mass to a minimum)....it's a clever simple little thing that stops the card and helps it to settle down after a turn and to not spin like a top and hunt for north at an inertial rate.Not many people know this, but inside these you should have a sapphire cup, on which a iridium tipped pivot balances......buy them all up now for the jewel's It's about 4/5's still full of fluid I guess.Oil filled ? I've never heard of that. I'd have thought the viscosity of the oil would have caused too much resistance - can you show a picture of it please.Hello MarcusThank you very much, for the information. I am grateful for all new information. I am new to collecting aircraft instruments, and someone once told me that these compasses was filled with some sort of oil. In one of my reference books, The Fk 38 is called an "oil filled standby magnetic compass". The book is "German aircraft interiors 1935-1945", written by Kenneth A. Merrick. I made an attempt at taking a picture of my compass. My camera does not like to take close ups, so this is what I could manage right now.Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus H Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 Hi Snoopy,Well, I've just read on the net that they do indeed have oil filled campasses !!!! I never knew that, it's an aid in needle dampening. Some of the survival compasses are oil filled too.I don't know about aircraft instrument collecting either, I fly them for a job and have a limited knowledge on some instruments, but thats it really.So oil it may well be in this instance and in very nice condition by the looks too. Sorry top have mislead in my first post.KrMarcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 (edited) Hi MarcusThat's what makes collecting these items fun, finding new information. What kind of aircraft do you fly? I consider myself more of an armchair aviator, and modeller. All the bestSnoopy Edited May 18, 2007 by Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted May 18, 2007 Author Share Posted May 18, 2007 This is my aircraft instruments. I guess, that not all of them can be related to the Bf 109. Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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