Accelerometer, G-Meter, AN-5745, Hucknall Aerodrome, Rolls-Royce Flight Test A-30 MIL-I-7627A

MIL-I-7627A

a piece of thin metal placed vertically in the center of the glass cover or window

We have not been able to link this to a specific aircraft

with BU AERO US NAVY embossed in very small letters on the center of its face

Accelerometer, G-Meter, AN-5745, Hucknall Aerodrome, Rolls-Royce Flight Test A-30 MIL-I-7627AThis instrument seems to have had a very interesting history. This Accelerometer, made by Bendix part number 3413 2D A, has a service tag from the WWII era Rolls Royce Flight Test establishment situated at Hucknall Aerodrome, home of RAF Hucknall north of Nottingham England. The Rolls Royce Flight Test unit tested new engine designs and modifications at Hucknall, including piston and jet powered engines. We might assume that this accelerometer was