Autopilot Control Panel for C-1 Autopilot System Curtiss system installation in a B-29

system installation in a B-29 began early in June

operations

This navigational instrument was likely mounted on a pedestal or shelf either in the cockpit or at a navigator's station

Air Publication 129

OV-1 Mohawk

Autopilot Control Panel for C-1 Autopilot System Curtiss system installation in a B-29The C 1 Autopilot system was used extensively in WWII era bomber aircraft of the US Army Air Forces, including the Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress, the Consolidated B 24 Liberator, and the Boeing B 29 Superfortress. This module, one of 10 modules in the system, is the control panel, typically installed at the pedestal between the pilot and co pilot. The other modules are three servo units (aileron, rudder, elevator), a directional stabilizer, the vertical