Accelerometer, G-Meter, AN-5745, Hucknall Aerodrome, Rolls-Royce Flight Test A-30 with BU AERO US NAVY

with BU AERO US NAVY embossed in very small letters on the center of its face

with the civilian version used in the Britannia and Comet airliners

including heavy bombers B-17 Flying Fortress

as well as Korean War-era aircraft such as the A-1 Skyraider

Accelerometer, G-Meter, AN-5745, Hucknall Aerodrome, Rolls-Royce Flight Test A-30 with BU AERO US NAVYThis instrument seems to have had a very interesting history. This Accelerometer, made by Bendix part number 3413 2D A, has a service tag from the WWII era Rolls Royce Flight Test establishment situated at Hucknall Aerodrome, home of RAF Hucknall north of Nottingham England. The Rolls Royce Flight Test unit tested new engine designs and modifications at Hucknall, including piston and jet powered engines. We might assume that this accelerometer was