My instrument panel in the 170B has a hole about 3/4" in diameter
below the center instrument. Can somebody tell me what that
hole was originally for? Thanks!
panel hole
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n2582d
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Re: panel hole
Jim,
Your first post said that you had a 1950 170A. Did you trade that in for a newer 170B? I'm guessing what you are looking at is the hole for the knob on the horizontal directional gyro. See figure 76.
Your first post said that you had a 1950 170A. Did you trade that in for a newer 170B? I'm guessing what you are looking at is the hole for the knob on the horizontal directional gyro. See figure 76.
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gfeher
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Re: panel hole
What year is your plane? There are differences in the panels by year. If it's slightly below a 3" instrument right in the center of the panel below the glare shield, it's probably the hole for the adjustment knob of an AN DG that was originally in the 3" hole above it. I still have the AN DG in my plane, and that's where the knob is (in a separate hole).
Edit: I see Gary beat me to it. We must have been posting at the same time.
Edit: I see Gary beat me to it. We must have been posting at the same time.
Gene Feher
Argyle (1C3), NY
'52 170B N2315D s/n 20467 C-145-2
Experimental J3 Cub Copy N7GW O-200
Argyle (1C3), NY
'52 170B N2315D s/n 20467 C-145-2
Experimental J3 Cub Copy N7GW O-200
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Buckeyejim
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Re: panel hole
I've got a '50A and a '52B. Getting ready to sell the A. I think they both have that hole.
Apparently it was for an adjustment knob for the DG - thanks.
Apparently it was for an adjustment knob for the DG - thanks.
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hilltop170
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Re: panel hole
I have a 1958 C-180A with that same hole. Still have the AN DG that came out of it from the factory that still worked, although it sounded like a coffee grinder.
Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
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Buckeyejim
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Re: panel hole
I've found a use for that empty hole. I'm going to fill it
with a picture of Lauren Graham, star of The Gilmore Girls.
with a picture of Lauren Graham, star of The Gilmore Girls.
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hilltop170
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Re: panel hole
Possibly a 1" dia vac gauge could be installed in the hole, or an iPad USB power source.
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Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
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GAHorn
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Re: panel hole
Or a button plug:
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'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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hilltop170
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Re: panel hole
George- I remember you used to call them Wilkie buttons.
Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
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GAHorn
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Re: panel hole
Yep...that's what the old timers called them and the term became synonymous. You've got a scary memory.hilltop170 wrote:George- I remember you used to call them Wilkie buttons.
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'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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Ryan Smith
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Re: panel hole
I never knew them by any other name! I used to tell my students that's what they were called, too.gahorn wrote:Yep...that's what the old timers called them and the term became synonymous. You've got a scary memory.hilltop170 wrote:George- I remember you used to call them Wilkie buttons.
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