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Telescope cradle assembly

The frame that supports the telescope, its mirror drive, take-up drum and connecting fittings within the sight cardan.

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The cradle shares the sight cardan with the vertical gyro and is connected to the gyro case.

Its take-up drum and mirror drive are distinct from the external five-sheave cable route. Earlier cradle and later cable variants must be compared explicitly.

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

Used in these components

COMPONENT · PAGE 77

Sight-head assemblies

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

COMPONENT · PAGE 93

Telescope cable drive

The telescope cradle and rate-end cable path linked through sheaves and hollow gudgeons.

COMPONENT · PAGE 94

Cross-trail linkage

The simplified relationship between the eccentric setting, sight-stem rotation, transverse slide and telescope.

COMPONENT · PAGE 99

Sight gyro and cradle stabilization

The vertical gyro, common cardan and telescope cradle as connected in the shared sight model.

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.

AN 11-30-70, figure 2
AN 11-30-70 · Fig. 2

Bombsight Cradle Optical Assembly, Take-up Drum and Pinion. Classify assembled/exploded/section state before registering a camera.

AN 11-5A-8, figure 3
AN 11-5A-8 · Fig. 3

Bombsight Cradle Mirror and Gear Sector and Attaching Parts. Classify assembled/exploded/section state before registering a camera.

AN 11-30-69, figure 15
AN 11-30-69 · Fig. 15

Cradle Assembly Showing Line of Sight and Rotating Mirror. Classify assembled/exploded/section state before registering a camera.

AN 11-30-70, figure 2
AN 11-30-70 · Fig. 2

Take-up drum, spring and shaft

AN 11-30-70
AN 11-30-70

Untouched source sheet. Verify printed figure/item identity and neighboring context.

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

Reader leaf 81. Inspect prose and illustrations before choosing a model state or camera.

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