That feature made them optional simply the pilot could choose what to carry or not in his mission. When not in use, these instruments were removed and stored in an adequate and dry place. The more fragile instruments (barograph, altimeter, pitot-ASIs) were removable and normally carried hanging (sometimes externally) on springs or bungee straps provided with quick-release hooks. The German instruments were in general not designed for instrument panels (some German a/c like the Pfalz fighters simply did not have an ‘instrument panel' at all). (This system will be universally adopted post war). (altimeters, ASIs, tachometers, etc) and ‘small ones' –60mm approx.- (air and oil pressure gauges, thermometers) all with a flange to be screwed/bolted to an instrument panel. On the contrary, the British (later the French) normalised the instruments by groups in two basic sizes: ‘Big ones' -100 mm face approx. Their designs never sacrificed reliability to size. For example: Three basic altimeter sizes were available: ‘big' 110mm, ‘medium' 100 mm approx., and ‘small' 60mm Three compass sizes: type I (wing compass) 115mm, type II 100mm, type III 85mm Fuel gauges 1 size: 80mm Tachometers 1 size: 92mm Air/oil pressure gauges 1 size: 49mm etc. The Germans normalised the instruments by individual type. Simply they design, conception and use was radically different. ), all ‘refinements' almost unknown in the allied side. At the end of the war they had in service equipment as advanced as remote compasses with repeaters (Kessel Selenkompass), or gyroscopic artificial horizons (Anschütz, Drexler. In general terms the Germans were as good as the British in instrument design and superior in avionics in general. German aircraft generally had only a tachometer, a compass, and an air pressure gauge for the pressurised fuel tank. Most of their fighters had well equipped cockpits, with airspeed indicators, compasses, altimeters, clocks, and the usual engine instruments. The Brits were definately at the fore-front of instruments in WW1. Quote: Originally posted by 3 2004, 03:30 AM Pressure gauges in British rotary powered machines were for air pressure in the fuel tank, also used on stationary engined craft. Stationary engines used the hand crank booster magneto to help starting, rotaries did not. French two-seaters were well equipped, better than German two-seaters. The SPAD was better equipped, take a look at the Memorial Flight web site ( ) for some good photos of SPAD and SE-5a cockpits, and others.
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I've seen a letter from Doug Campbell to his mother where he talks about having his mechanics install an altimeter, a clock, and a compass, so this was probably common practice.
The French Nieuports didn't come with much, the N.28 came with only a tachometer, a pulsometer to indicate oil pressure, and a sight glass to indicate fuel level. Sometimes altimeters were added, often pilots wore wrist altimeters.
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