Original Items: Only One Available. This is an actual Variometer Verticle Speed Indicator, as used in the German WWII Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter! It is made of brown bakelite, and the face registers speed in meters per second from 0 to 30 in both the Steigt (increasing) and Sinkt (sinking) directions. The back is marked with Luftwaffe stock number Fl. 22386. The reverse still has both hose plugs still present, which are marked Stat. / Druck, for Statischem Druck (static pressure), and Ausgleichs-gefäß (Expansion tank). These connect to pressure tubes connecting to air outside the plane and to an internal compensating tank.

Condition is very good, and it has a data plate on the side with all of the manufacturer and contract information. The glass is in great shape, and there is no damage of any type that we can see. In addition to the Me 109, this instrument was also used in the WWII-era Luftwaffe aircraft Fw190, Ta152, Do335, Me110 Bomber, and Me262 Jet Fighter.

A great piece of German Luftwaffe material, ready to add to your collection!

More on the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Me 109):

The Messerschmitt Bf 109, was a German World War II fighter aircraft that was the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force. The Bf 109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War (1939) and was still in service at the dawn of the jet age at the end of World War II (1945). It was one of the most advanced fighters of the era, including such features as all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, and retractable landing gear. It was powered by a liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 aero engine. From the end of 1941, the Bf 109 was steadily being supplemented by the superior Focke-Wulf Fw 190.

It was commonly called the Me 109 most often by Allied aircrew and even among the German aces themselves even though this was not the official German designation. The "Bf 109" designation was issued by the German ministry of aviation and represents the developing company Bayerische Flugzeugwerke and is a rather arbitrary figure.

It was designed by Willy Messerschmitt (hence Me 109) and Robert Lusser, who worked at Bayerische Flugzeugwerke, during the early to mid-1930s.

Originally conceived as an interceptor, later models were developed to fulfill multiple tasks, serving as bomber escort, fighter-bomber, day-, night-, all-weather fighter, ground-attack aircraft, and as reconnaissance aircraft. It was supplied to and operated by several states during World War II, and served with several countries for many years after the war. The Bf 109 was the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 airframes produced from 1936 up to April 1945.

The Bf 109 was flown by the three top-scoring German fighter aces of World War II, who claimed 928 victories among them while flying with Jagdgeschwader 52, mainly on the Eastern Front. The highest scoring fighter ace of all time, Erich Hartmann, flew the Bf 109 and was credited with 352 aerial victories. The aircraft was also flown by Hans-Joachim Marseille, the highest scoring German ace in the North African Campaign who achieved 158 aerial victories. It was also flown by several other aces from Germany's allies, notably Finn Ilmari Juutilainen, the highest scoring non-German ace on the type, and pilots from Italy, Romania, Croatia, Bulgaria and Hungary. Through constant development, the Bf 109 remained competitive with the latest Allied fighter aircraft until the end of the war.