Can anyone please tell me what this is from?
It looks like it's military. I have a few panels that came with this and gauges (not if it's a b-16)
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1$\begingroup$ Does looking up the N-number on the panel help at all? $\endgroup$– UnrecognizedFallingObjectNov 13, 2016 at 18:55
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$\begingroup$ @UnrecognizedFallingObject I searched, the FAA says it is not registered. $\endgroup$– FedericoNov 13, 2016 at 20:42
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$\begingroup$ @Federico -- hrm. I wonder if there's some historical registrations archive out there? $\endgroup$– UnrecognizedFallingObjectNov 13, 2016 at 20:59
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$\begingroup$ i think you might of got it i looked up cirrus glider it looks similar t\ $\endgroup$– larryNov 13, 2016 at 21:51
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3$\begingroup$ What makes you say it's "vintage"? $\endgroup$– SimonNov 13, 2016 at 22:00
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The shape makes it clear that this is from a single seater or tandem aircraft. This makes a glider very likely, which is supported by the "Vario" engraving over the column of small holes on the bottom right.
A little googling then brings me to this page and the assumption that this panel is from a Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus, Serial No. 176. The plane was badly damaged at Minisink, NY on October 23, 1976 in a botched landing and consequently written off. At that time it was registered as N11JY.
Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus (picture source)
Standard Cirrus instrument panel (picture source)
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$\begingroup$ Misread "Minisink" as "Minsk" and was wondering what on earth a US-registered glider was doing in the Byelorussian SSR... $\endgroup$ Nov 14, 2016 at 10:21
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It has the legend "Vario", short for variometer stenciled on it and it looks very much like the panel from a Cirrus sailplane.
Source. Standard Cirrus
