Description:

B-29 LOAD ADJUSTOR
World War II-era slide rule-style instrument, 12 1/4" x 1 3/4", a load adjustor for the B-29 and B-29A bombers. The instrument allows the crew of a given plane to calculate the most optimal bomb, fuel and ammunition load for a given mission, balanced against the weight of other equipment, including turrets, bunks, cameras, and the crew themselves. The reverse of the instrument also shows a simplified diagram of the fuselage layout of the bomber. The instrument is housed in a leather case marked as U.S. Government property, with a warning not to use the adjustor with the KB-29 tanker aircraft, indicating that it remained in use after the end of World War II. Very good. Also present is a similar load calculator for the UC-45 cargo aircraft, the military variant of the Beechcraft Model 18, also housed in a leather slipcase, and in very good condition. Two pieces.

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April 17, 2018 10:00 AM EDT
Elkton, MD, US

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