Team Daidalos help request - Re.2000!

[daidalos.team]

Hello guys!

We need some help with clarifiying follwing gauges on the reggianes Re.2000 instrument panel:

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5899/re2000gauges.jpg (http://img62.imageshack.us/i/re2000gauges.jpg/)

Description is taken from an italian source but its not hard to guess, what these gauges are. But we need better pictures, photographs, drawings, whatever of them.

1. gyro-compass
2. compressor/compression
3. RPM
4. additional anemometer (?)
5. compressed air and brakes (?)

If you have any information regarding this (as well as maybe build in in other italian planes), please write to daidalos.team@googlemail.com or answer here.


Thanks in advance!

Caspar
Team Daidalos

P.S.: Mods: maybe you can make this a sticky for a little while please? Thanks!

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/image.php?u=3882&type=sigpic&dateline=1250462603

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Now that was quite fast, Mods (don't know who was it). Thanks alot! :-)

[Insuber]

Hi,

The Library of the University of Reggio Emilia keeps a digital archive of the OMI-Reggiane. You can find here a list of the available technical docs and pictures in Excel format (under "Sezione Aeronautica", i.e. aeronautical section), and the emails of the gentlemen to contact:

http://www.biblioreggio.unimore.it/on-line/Home/Mediateca/ArchiviodigitaleOMI-Reggiane.html

In the Excel file, you may want to sort for "Strumenti" (Instruments) under the column "Soggetto" (Subject).

Hope that helps,

Regards,
Insuber

[Insuber]

In addition, the following forum maintained by Reggiane passionated fans provides a lot of pictures and drawings:

http://www.alireggiane.com/aerei-f2/

Regards,
Insuber

[Blackdog_kt]

I don't speak Italian, but i'll take a couple of guesses.

Manometer=pressure gauge, so 5 is probably the brake hydraylic pressure gauge.

Also, 4 (anemometro supplementare) is probably a backup airspeed indicator. In Greek anemometro=wind meter.
What kind of wind does one usually measure in an airplane? Well, the relative one to the motion of the aircraft of course-->airpseed.
If you take a good look at it, it looks quite similar to the IAS gauges found in the macchi fighters despite the photo being blurry.

Finally, 2 (manometro compressore) probably translates to compressor pressure gauge. I just don't know what kind of compressor it refers to. Could it be a manifold pressure gauge?

Cheers ;)

[Snuff_Pidgeon]

Hope this haelps all i could find

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Alright. Thanks!
2,3,4 are identified and clear now.

Most suspiscious is still Nr.5 (dual gauge?) and Nr.1 ...

[ECV56_Guevara]

Spanish and Italian languges are very similars...
1) it´s sure a gyrocompas
5) it´s a brake´s pressure gauge (one for left wheel , another for the right one, that´s because it is dual)

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Spanish and Italian languges are very similars...
1) it´s sure a gyrocompas
5) it´s a brake´s pressure gauge (one for left wheel , another for the right one, that´s because it is dual)

Yes, we know. We need picture references to be able to draw them correctly.

[first-things-first]

Hi

This is better but not perfect - at least they are better images (although somewhat fuzzy in most cases of the instruments).

http://www.webalice.it/hiropao/lang1/instruments.html

Maybe they can help with better references?

Cheers

Andrew

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Now this is indeed perfect! Thanks alot!!!

i.e. Nr.1 Girodirezzionale:
http://www.webalice.it/hiropao/lang1/images/p042_1_00.jpg

[Sternjaeger]

Hi Caspar, I'm Pippz friend, remember me? Long time no see! :)

I'm checking on my references and I found out this picture of the starboard side of the cockpit, where you have a better image of the air pressure gauge, and I believe it's not a double, but a triple instrument. I'll look among my other reference material to see whether I have more about it, hope this helps in the meantime.

Cheers

SJ

[Sternjaeger]

..uh and your initial guesses about what the instruments are is correct.

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Hi Sternjaeger! Nice to read from you again! How's your Texan? :grin:

Thanks for the References! Yes, its a triple gauge.

[Sternjaeger]

well many things have changed since then: I moved to the UK, but I have a share on a T-6 here as well :-)
I have more pics of the Re.2000 cockpit, but I'm seeing whether that instrument was used on others (I believe it might be in the Re.2001 and 2002/5 as well). Feel free to PM me if u have other requests, have loads of manuals here!

A.

[Erkki]

Re.2001 and especially the 2005 would be, seriously, nice too. :grin:

Now we only need a map of Italy, something like Rome and south of it, Sardinia in the West and Balkan and Greek coast in the East. :rolleyes:

[SUP_Trok]

very good work, I have some pictures of italians plane if you need... but sorry if are only external.....the security was very intensive! :-P
. Maybe you can have help for some skin.

http://www.primogruppocaccia.com/galleria-immagini/category/7-museo-vigna-di-valle.html

[Xilon_x]

This is REGGIANE 2000 new foto whit catapult sistem
http://www.finn.it/regia/immagini/reggiane/re2000mm8281prove1942miraglia.jpg

[bf-110]

Well,my cousin lives in Italy,IDK if there are still some Re.2000s in museums.
I can see if her can help...

[Fafnir_6]

Well,my cousin lives in Italy,IDK if there are still some Re.2000s in museums.
I can see if her can help...

Hello,

There is a complete Re.2000 in the Flygvapenmuseum, Linköping in Sweden. This one may have non-Italian instruments. There also an Re.2000 (Catapultible) under restoration at the Museo Aeronautica Caproni di Taledo, Trento, but the most recent pics I have seen show it in very rough shape. It is possible that the restoration staff have some useful references on hand which they may be willing to show.

Cheers,

Fafnir_6

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

Thanks for all your replies!

I think we now have enough material to complete it properly.
There is also has some contact made to the swedish museum (thanks Sternjager!).

I think you will see results very soon. :cool:


EDIT: Moderators.. please leave this thread sticky for a while (maybe two weeks :P), just in case. I will leave you a note, when the sticky should be removed. Thanks!

[EJGr.Ost_Caspar]

@Moderators: sticky can be removed... thanks! :)