Compass (Busola) Magnetic Direct Reading, PZL Type 1 F-86 drop center

drop center

as used in the C-47 Dakota Transport with a similar version used in the TBM Avenger Torpedo Bomber

but is stiff and requires some TLC

We have not tested it

which also contains a scale with numerals and markings printed upon the glass

Compass (Busola) Magnetic Direct Reading, PZL Type 1 F-86 drop centerHere is a Direct Reading Magnetic Compass (Busola), Type 1, made by, or for, the Polish aircraft manufacturer PZL (Pastwowe Zakady Lotnicze). The compass fluid is present and the compass card swings freely. Accuracy seems to be slightly off, but could probably be recalibrated with the compensator screws. Measures ~2. 5 inches diameter and ~2 inches deep.