Autopilot Attitude Gyro, Lear 2175A, RAF? F-8 Crusader This is a 1940's vintage

This is a 1940's vintage aircraft navigational antenna combining the functions of Localizer (aft-pointing U-shaped antenna) and Glideslope (straight

Sperry part number 644836

or it was sourced there

The glass is intact

it serves no other function and requires no other radar in the aircraft

Autopilot Attitude Gyro, Lear 2175A, RAF? F-8 Crusader This is a 1940's vintageHere is an Attitude Gyro component of a 1950's era Lear Autopilot System (the exact early Lear system has not been determined). This pneumatic gyro appears quite similar to those used in RAF aircraft produced by Sperry (especially the British label "Do Not Jar, Handle Like Eggs") but with an electrical pick off at the back, which likely transmitted the aircraft's attitude to the autopilot controller. Has a service label dated 1966. The face is in