General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

predom. white oak; galvanized steel sheath, steel pedistal, cables & fastening hardware; brass nails; fabric covered elastic suspension cord; leather loop; padding on top of pedistal where it attaches to airplane possibly doped fabric or rubber

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

324.0 cm

Width

63.5 cm

Height

53.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Fecteau

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Senneterre

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

Fecteau skiis first described in Department of Transport records Feb. 1949; Junkers W-34 used until 1962

Canada

Unknown

Function

pair of skiis .2-3 used on Junkers W-34 airplane .1 for bush flying/ skiis are removable flat devices attached to landing gear to facilitate landing & take-off on snow covered surface in winter & in far north/ bush planes served remote undeveloped areas lacking smooth cleared runways/ these particular skiis were designed for use on wet heavy snow

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

lettering on mfr. plate located on top near front tip reads: "AIRCRAFT SKIS (sic.) LTD./PRINCE ALBERT, SASK./MODEL NO. [engraved] PD 6800/SERIAL NO. [engraved] 136 KEFT/DATE [engraved] 28/10/48 INSP. [engraved] S2"

Missing

N/A

Finish

predom. yellow-brown wood grain; metallic grey pedistal, cables & fastening hardware; sheath grey with copper-green tint; black cushioning on top of pedistal where it attaches to airplane; white elastic cords

Decoration

none