[Milsurplus] DZ-1

[J. Forster]

Hue Miller wrote:

>What i still don't understand: the loop itself is not faired (enclosed in streamlined enclosure,
called "football". )  At 150 mph or >so, the speed (approx.) of a PBM, wouldn't swinging the loop
around confront a whole lot of wind resistance, turbulence. >Certainly when at highway speed, i
reach out my vehicle window to adjust the mirror, i encounter a whole lot of wind >buffeting.

The loop for the manual version of the MN-26 had no fairing either. It was a loop of about 3/4" OD
pipe, maybe 10" in diameter. The base housing had "No Hand Hold" or some such stenciled on it. The
teardrop or football shaped housing was for the automatic radio compass and the loop was driven by
a servo motor.

-John