Welcome to the NavList Message Boards.

NavList:

A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding

Compose Your Message

Message:αβγ
Message:abc
Add Images & Files
    Name or NavList Code:
    Email:
       
    Reply
    Seeking advice for bubble repair on a Plath aircraft octant
    From: Werner Luehmann
    Date: 2009 Apr 3, 09:47 -0700

    I just aquired a generally well preserved Plath-DeTeWe aircraft octant
    (assume built in 1942 since the ) including all accessories and the
    box. Since the octant has nearly no wear outside - execpt the area at
    clock winding house - and it carries no acceptance stamp on the plate
    attached to the altitude disc as well as no index correction stamped
    on the same plate, I assume it has never been finally delivered to the
    air force. This type was the standard German air force octant
    (sextant) during WW2, type ("Ger�t") 127-134-B-1 or also known as a
    SOLD type. Beside some other small flaws (due to tampering I assume)
    the bubble chamber is nearly dry (no bubble possible, only traces of
    fgluid visible).
    Has anybody done a repair (i. e. filling) of the bubble chamber and
    can give me some advice? If so, what fluid was used or should be used?
    Might compass fluid work (I used it in a Link A-12 with good success
    since I could not locate a source for Xylene here in Germany)?
    --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
    Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc
    To post, email NavList@fer3.com
    To , email NavList-@fer3.com
    -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
    
    

       
    Reply
    Browse Files

    Drop Files

    NavList

    What is NavList?

    Get a NavList ID Code

    Name:
    (please, no nicknames or handles)
    Email:
    Do you want to receive all group messages by email?
    Yes No

    A NavList ID Code guarantees your identity in NavList posts and allows faster posting of messages.

    Retrieve a NavList ID Code

    Enter the email address associated with your NavList messages. Your NavList code will be emailed to you immediately.
    Email:

    Email Settings

    NavList ID Code:

    Custom Index

    Subject:
    Author:
    Start date: (yyyymm dd)
    End date: (yyyymm dd)

    Visit this site
    Visit this site
    Visit this site
    Visit this site
    Visit this site
    Visit this site