Pitot Tube AN5816-2, NOS, 369D-012 Consolidated The float is suspended so

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

and the pointers do not operate

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

and the left knob sets the course heading

The scale is interesting in that the long pointer rotates clockwise from the 6 o'clock position indicating altitude in 100 Meters per index tick mark along the outer scale

Pitot Tube AN5816-2, NOS, 369D-012 Consolidated The float is suspended soThis 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