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Sight end-cover assembly

The curved end cover, central bearing support and internal ribs closing the gyro end.

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Follow the mechanism

The cover can be removed independently of the upper and lower housing halves.

Explode the bearing support to see its relationship to the curved cover.

Geometry follows the cited drawings and photographs. Unmeasured dimensions remain approximate; exploded spacing reveals existing model groups rather than a prescribed disassembly procedure.

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Sight-head assemblies

The housing halves, cardan, telescope and rate-end mechanisms brought together above the stabilizer.

Reference views

Inspect the full sheets as well as detail views. Figure numbers belong to their named document; similar-looking parts may be different variants.

Lowry norden2.pdf, revised September 1, 1943, figure 45
Lowry norden2.pdf, revised September 1, 1943 · Fig. 45

Rate-end motor half and separate shafts; shared motor details, not installed clearances.

Lowry norden2.pdf, revised September 1, 1943
Lowry norden2.pdf, revised September 1, 1943

Motor governor and breaker mechanism context. No operational speed or targeting values inferred.

Lowry norden2.pdf, revised September 1, 1943, figure 44
Lowry norden2.pdf, revised September 1, 1943 · Fig. 44

Five separated bench assemblies; printed page 124. Spacing is not installed clearance.

Lowry norden2.pdf, revised September 1, 1943
Lowry norden2.pdf, revised September 1, 1943

Bomb sight and stabilizer M series, assembled context.

Lowry norden2.pdf, revised September 1, 1943, figure 30
Lowry norden2.pdf, revised September 1, 1943 · Fig. 30

Front and rear assembled context, not an exploded silhouette target.

AN 11-5A-8, figure 25,26
AN 11-5A-8 · Fig. 25,26

Complementary upper casting views, circular inspection window, ocular opening and data book holder.

Further reference sources