Directional Gyro Indicator, Japanese Army Aviation A-28 Hudson Type AAU-8/8A

Type AAU-8/8A

It combined several features of the Magnesyn G2 Compass used by the US Navy and the Pioneer Fluxgate

The MC-125 Tuning Unit is a component of the WWII-era airborne communication system Receiving and Transmitting Command Set SCR-AJ(and AL)-183

used to control airborne communications of the aircraft interphone and radio during flight and on the ground

Directional Gyro Indicator, Japanese Army Aviation A-28 Hudson Type AAU-8/8AThis is a WWII era Directional Gyro Indicator, as used across many different aircraft of the Japanese Army. It is in exceptional condition given its age. The gyro is uncaged when the knob is pulled out, allowing the compass card to float freely left or right to indicate the course of the aircraft. Measures ~4 inches square and ~ 4 inches deep.