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[Melmac]

I am attempting to trace the history and origin of an aircraft assembly, which I suspect is of a World War 2 era aircraft.

The assembly consists of a stem mounted fixed pitch propeller which drives a vacuum pump and a (suspected) hydraulic pump;


To only identification on the assembly can be found on the vacuum pump. The part identification tag is clearly readable and has the following information on it:

Vacuum Pump
Type B2-A Spec. No. 95-28135
Old Part No. 194-E
New Part No. 3P-194-E
Serial No. PE C110ZM or PE C1107M
Order No. W535ac 344993
Pesco Products Co. CLeveland Ohio

So far research on the internet only resulted in finding the Service and Maintenance manual for this vacuum pump.

A search for iformation on the assembly has sofar gave no result.

Would you please help me finding more information about the history and origin of this assembly, and which aircraft type it was fitted on.
Your help would be much appreciated.

[larrythechief]

Looks like some sort of ram air turbine (RAM). Used as a back up for hydraulic pressure or electricity.

[Trabanti]

If I were you I would ask an expert on warbird restoration, not a spotters community. Try Victoria Air Maintenance in Canada (http://vicair.net/) or 1 of the companies at Duxford, you might get lucky and find someone who recognizes this part.

Good luck!

Bart

[Melmac]

Thank you very much for your help gentleman.
I have got in touch with the sugested orginisations.

Melmac

[Alpha Kilo One]

But then, did they get you the right answer?

[Melmac]

Awaiting their reply Alpha Kilo One

[Fogg]

Or try here.
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... um.php?f=3

[Melmac]

Thank you for the pointer!