instrument board
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It is as smooth as oil, so nearly vibrationless that sometimes a special gadget is installed to tap on the instrument board and keep the plane's instruments from sticking.
From Time Magazine Archive
During his long hospital convalescence, he kept the broken instrument board at the foot of his bed, as a memento mori.
From Time Magazine Archive
Without looking at his instrument board, he can tell by the feel of his plane that he is traveling in a straight line parallel with the ground and is ready to land gracefully.
From Time Magazine Archive
Roy W. Scott of the Air Forces saw sudden trouble on the instrument board dials of his swift Bell Aircobra.
From Time Magazine Archive
I knew little enough about mechanics, but I was fascinated by the numerous gauges that faced me on the gleaming instrument board.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 by Various
