Pitot Tube AN5816-2, NOS, 369D-012 Consolidated - - (3) The clamp

- - (3) The clamp (B) locks the scale (movable by means of four short pins) and clamp (C) locks the collimator assembly

California) dated Nov 19

True Airspeed Indicator

and the pointers do not operate

The float is suspended so that the needles are free to align themselves horizontally with the earth's magnetic field

Pitot Tube AN5816-2, NOS, 369D-012 Consolidated - - (3) The clampThis is a WWII era Pitot Tube, AN5816 2, as used by aircraft of the US Army Air Force and US Navy, such as bombers B 24 Liberator, B 25 Mitchell, B 26 Marauder, and A 26 Invader, fighters P 39 Airacobra, P 40 Warhawk, and P 47 Thunderbolt, dive bomber SBD Dauntless, and torpedo bomber TBM Avenger (see illustration from the TBM Erection and Maintenance Manual dated 1944). On most bombers, this pitot tube would be mounted on a stanchion on a side of the