CURTISS C-46 COMMANDO GENERAL ELECTRIC TYPE DJII FLAP POSITION INDICATOR

Manufactured by General Electric, this rare Type DJII WWII Flap Position Indicator was installed in the US Curtiss-Wright designed C-46 Commando, twin-engined, heavy transporter.

The C-46 Commando’s rear-ward moving hydraulically operated slotted-wing flaps could be extended to 35° at any angle. 

Similar to the B-24’s Fowler flaps which extended the wing area and lowered the aircraft’s stalling speed by increasing the incidence angle of the airfoil, the Commando’s wing flaps also featured a relief valve which enabled the flaps to retract automatically if airspeed exceeded 150 mph. Built-in equalisers provided for equal extension of the flaps.

Operated by two vertically extended leavers on either side of the pilot’s control pedestal the flaps could be extended to any angle up to 35° 

Each flap control lever had four marked positions: 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and FULL.

A spring-loaded stop halted the lever at the 1/4 position, requiring the pilot to push the backstop with his thumb to extend the flaps further.

A fixed stop at the FULL flap position provided for a maximum Flap travel of 35° but in an emergency, the backstop could be removed to enable a further extension to 45° 

The DJII Flap indicator provided the visual information to the Flap’s position throughout the flight which was critical to the safe operation of the C-46 Commando given it was the heaviest twin-engined transporter in the USAAF

This General Electric Type DJII Consolidated B-24 Liberator Flap Position Indicator is a rare collectable of an iconic aviation veteran of WWII.

Mounted on its hundred year old Mango Wood display stand with engraved plaque and highly detailed 1/72 scale custom built model of the C-46 Commando perched atop its removable magnetic arm, this is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to claim your very own piece of iconic aviation history.

Combine this with a highly detailed and informative laminated Fact Sheet with photos of the Flap Position Indicator mounted in the Commando cockpit, this Recovery Curios Vintage Aircraft Instrument Collectable would make a fantastic and unforgettable gift for the pilot or aviation enthusiast in your life.

This Curtiss C-46 Commando Instrument comes complete with detailed Scale Model, Mango Wood Stand & Plaque plus Printed Fact Sheet featuring photo of instrument in the aircraft cockpit.

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