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Title: G-meter
Post by: Wmaker on February 29, 2008, 03:03:58 PM

A tell-tale hand for the G-meter would be nice.

Hope you consider it, HTC. :)

Title: G-meter
Post by: Pannono on February 29, 2008, 04:44:17 PM

i think we have one dont we?
i saw one in spit 1 cockpit, it'll go to zero, but like always, eng will cut off in neg g's

Title: G-meter
Post by: Latrobe on February 29, 2008, 05:00:23 PM

I can never find these so-called "G-Meters" in any of the planes! Are they real or not!

Title: G-meter
Post by: uberslet on February 29, 2008, 05:32:32 PM

all planes have G-meter needles. check the spit, ponies, jugs, 38's. u name it, it has the G-Meter needle

Title: G-meter
Post by: Larry on February 29, 2008, 05:50:08 PM

(http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/24/1013733/Gmeter.jpg)

Title: G-meter
Post by: moot on February 29, 2008, 06:11:46 PM

He means a marker for the higest value reached during the flight.

Title: G-meter
Post by: Latrobe on February 29, 2008, 06:27:35 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Larry
(http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/4/24/1013733/Gmeter.jpg)

TY! :aok

Title: G-meter
Post by: uberslet on February 29, 2008, 06:55:54 PM

Quote

Originally posted by moot
He means a marker for the higest value reached during the flight.

u mean like if the highest G's he has reached during flight is 4 than a marker on the G-Meter stays at 4?

Title: G-meter
Post by: moot on February 29, 2008, 07:37:13 PM

An additional marker for the highest value the regular needle reached.

Title: G-meter
Post by: Wmaker on March 01, 2008, 05:39:31 AM

I don't know if "needle" is a more used the term in the US than "hand". Has hand a bit more British ring to it, dunno. Anyways, moot understood what I meant.

There could also be a separate key for resetting it and maybe the scale of the gauge could be taken up to 10Gs. It would provide some entertainment as you limp home with a 262 with missing wing tips. :)

Tell-tale needle in a tachometer:

(http://www.farringdoninstruments.co.uk/tacho10-300.jpg)

Tell-tale needs for both positive and negative Gs in a G-meter:

(http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/graphics/accelerometer1.jpg)