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FEATURE: WALKAROUND
B-24 Autopilot
JPTRR
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RAILROAD MODELING
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Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 05:31 PM UTC
This B-24 autopilot is on display at the Hoosier Air Museum in Auburn, Indiana.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
Juljul
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Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 10:48 PM UTC
Wouaa it's complicated
I thought it was a contemporary art sulpture.

Jullian.
AussieReg
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Posted: Friday, June 24, 2011 - 12:23 AM UTC
Very interesting piece of equipment Fred, thanks for posting.

I'm wondering why it's called an "auto"-pilot when it looks like it would take 3 good men to operate it ?!?
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Posted: Friday, June 24, 2011 - 03:42 AM UTC

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Wouaa it's complicated
I thought it was a contemporary art sulpture. .

To me it looked like a pile of parts with a label.
NickZour
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Posted: Friday, June 24, 2011 - 03:53 AM UTC
Stop laughing on it ! It's obviously the newest "pocket size gadget" by apple.
The i-pilot


Cheers Nick
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