MECHANICAL ACCELEROMETERS/G-METERS

QED is the remaining manufacturer of mechanical cockpit accelerometers designed and tested to meet the demanding requirements of Mil-A-5885, Mil-A25719, Mil-A-27261 and other Mil-A specifications for:

  • Military
  • General Aviation
  • Agricultural
  • Aerobatic

These applications appreciate the quality and steady function of these instruments. Since the 1950s QED has been the manufacturer-of-choice for the Cockpit Accelerometer; the G-force instrument preferred by the pilots of trainers and transport aircraft worldwide. In the original, mechanical version, the QED cockpit accelerometer continues to keep QED as the first choice for pilots of trainer and transport aircraft and for military forces in 28 countries.

Models are available with or without integral lighting. A variety of ranges for every application make the QED instrument the logical choice for measuring vertical acceleration in aircraft. Because the QED cockpit accelerometer is fully mechanical with no electrical power required for operation, dead stick maneuvers can be measured, reset, and measured again.

SPECIFICATIONS

Mechanical Accelerometer Parts List

Range:

-5g to +10g

-2g to +4g​

Model designations with integral lighting (basic model comes with white lights per Mil-L-27160);

Designed & manufactured to meet the requirements of USAF type ABU-4A/A

Designed & manufactured to meet the requirements of USAF type ABU-8A/A

Model designations without lighting:

Designed & manufactured to meet the requirements of USAF type B-6

Designed & manufactured to meet the requirements of USAF type MA-1

Scale Error (Tolerance):

± 0.2g

±   0.1g

Weight: 

1.0 pound (Max.) 

1.0 pound (Max.) 

Designed to meet the applicable portions of:
 

Mil-A-5885
Mil-A-25949

Mil-A-25719
Mil-A-27261

White Lighting

 

Lighting, Instrument, Integral White per General Specification MIL-L-27160

Blue/White Lighting

 

Blue-Filtered White-Type 1(h) per MIL-C-25050 Blue / White per ANS/ASTM E 308-66 CIE 1976 System

Green Lighting

 

Lighting, Aircraft, Interior, Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) Compatible per MIL-L-85762 Type I

Red Lighting

 

Lighting, Instrument, Integral Red per General Specification MIL-L-25467

Other lighting schemes to meet your requirements are available.