content_image/514273.jpg content_image/514278.jpg content_image/514279.jpg
<img src='content_image/514273.jpg'>

## Instrument Installations and Markings 

## Instrument Panels 

Instrument panels are usually made from sheet aluminum alloy and are painted a dark, nonglare color. They sometimes contain subpanels for easier access to the backs of instruments during maintenance. Instrument panels are usually shock- 

<img src='content_image/514278.jpg'>

mounted to absorb low-frequency, high-amplitude shocks. The mounts absorb most of the vertical and horizontal vibration but permit the instruments to operate under conditions of minor vibration. Bonding straps are used to ensure electrical continuity from the panel to the airframe. [Figure 10-133] 

<img src='content_image/514279.jpg'>

