[ARC5] In panel ARC-5 control

William Donzelli aw288 at osfn.org
Tue Jul 13 13:23:12 EDT 2004


> There's an interesting parallel evolution of five inch control panel design
> in the USN and the USAAF/USAF in the late 1940s.  Though the same width, the
> mounting slots (USN) or holes (USAF) are positioned differently, and the
> manner of connection to the panel is very different.

Thw widths are slightly different. There are adapters to mount the USAF
type boxes into the Navy rails. It is a tight fit.
 
> And the AN/ARR-15 finally got a control box, the
> C-733A/ARR-15A

There is a limitted run C-428(XA)/ARR-15, a bulkhead mounted box.

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org



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