RCAF F-104 Starfighter Litton LN-3 Inertial Navigation System PHI NAV Panel NATO

Description

RCAF  F-104 STARFIGHTER Inertial Navigation System Litton LN-3 Position Homing Indicator PHI/NAV Panel
NATO Cold War Aviation Instrument for the Royal Canadian Air Force
Manufactured by Computing Devices of Canada Limited
The PHI NAV Panel is a component of the Litton LN-3 Inertial Navigation System, where waypoints, current wind speed, wind direction, and grivation are input into the system.
Marked CONSOLE POSITION HOMING
NATO Identifier 6605-21-801-7792
Part No. WSR 2
Manufacture date is February 1963
Untested. Sold as is, as found.
The instrument is in nice condition and would make an excellent desk top or bookcase show item for the office or home.
The Litton LN-3 Inertial Navigator System was precise enough to be used on the fighter jets known as "Century Series" aircraft, such as the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter. An Inertial navigation systems is an advanced accelerometer. It uses gyroscopes to maintain proper orientation of accelerometers so that unlike previous systems, it does not rely on data from outside the aircraft. This was state of the art (and very expensive) technology when they were in used in the 1960's and later, and they remain an engineering marvel today. This PHI NAV Panel would allow the pilot to input waypoints, wind speed, and wind direction. The grivation value is the current magnetic variation.
On this unit the knobs all turn freely and change the numbers as they are intended to do. The top left knob cycles through numbers 1-12.
This piece of history was  acquired at an Auction for the Western PA Warbird Military Museum, which was owned and operated by the late Dr. Walter V. Powell. If you are interested in vintage military aircraft parts and memorabilia, please check our other listings.
VERY RARE ITEM. THIS IS JUST WHAT YOU NEED TO COMPLETE YOUR F-104 STARFIGHTER COCKPIT.