BELL HUEY UH-1 ARTIFICIAL HORIZON TYPE J-8 MIL-I-5133A

The Bell Huey became the workhorse of the US and Australian forces in the Vietnam conflict. From landing and extracting combat troops; providing air cover for beseiged ground forces; conducting seek and destroy patrols to rescue missions and delivering supplies, the rugged helicopter flew in every weather condition - day and night.

The Type J-8 MIL-1-5-0133A Artificial Horizon provided the pilot with an all important flight reference enabling him to return to level flight quickly and easily. 

The small knob in the left corner adjusted the center horizon line to the pilot's perspective.The right hand knob, when pulled, cages the gyro and returns the horizon to center line. Both operate as they should mechanically although the gyro 'Dive' & 'Climb' internal ball only turns to the correct orientation when powered up.

This is both a rare and significant piece of instrumention from a Vietnam War era Bell Huey and mounted in its 100yr old mango wood stand with large, 1/48 scale highly detailed model atop its magnetic arm, makes a fantatstic gift for any aviation enthusiast.

This Bell Huey Instrument comes complete with detailed Scale Model, Mango Wood Stand & Plaque plus Printed Fact Sheet featuring photo of instrument in aircraft cockpit.

* Note that this Huey Collectable is pictured with a 1/48 scale model rather than the standard detailed, but smaller 1/72 scale. Click on the ‘Model Upgrade' option at the top of this page for the larger 1/48 scale. 

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