Landing gear

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OBJECT TYPE: Nose/no tire
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.0901.011

MANUFACTURER: DOWTY EQUIPMENT OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: AVRO CANADA CF-105 ARROW
LOCATION: Ajax, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 11
Total Parts: 26
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 210.0 cm
Width: 70.0 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: DOWTY
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ajax

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1954-1959
Canada: Unknown
Function: DESIGNED TO PERFORM AS AN ALL-WEATHER INTERCEPTOR AIRCRAFT.
Technical: IN 1953 WORK WAS BEGUN AT A.V. ROE CANADA LTD. ON THE DESIGN OF A RADICALLY NEW SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT, INTENDED TO COUNTER DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERSONIC BOMBERS SUPPOSEDLY BEING DEVELOPED IN USSR. A TAILLESS HIGH DELTAWING CONFIGURATION WAS SELECTED: THE DELTA PROVIDED THE LIGHTEST WING FOR A LOW THICKNESS/CHORD RATIO * CONT'D
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Manufacturer's label reads: "LIQUID SPRING/ FOR NOSE LANDING GEAR/ DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED/ IN CANADA BY/ DOWTY/ EQUIPMENT OF CANADA LTD./ AJAX, ONT/ CANADIAN PATENTS/ NOS 414072 , 414073, 455668/ CHARGE WITH SILICON FLUID TO/ CONTAIN SPEC. D200 IN/ ACCORDANCE WITH CHARGING INDEX/ SEE DRG. NO. P-3105-13/ (THIS IS BASED ON PRESSURIZATION/ OF 1500 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH/ AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE)/ FOR FILLING INSTRUCTIONS/ SEE DRG. NO. P3105-13/ DOWTY/ EQUIPMENT OF CANADA LTD./ TYPE [ILLEGIBLE]/ ISSUE [ILLEGIBLE]/ SERIAL [ILLEGIBLE] 42158/ INSP [BLANK]/ AVRO AIRCRAFT LTD./ DRG. NO. [ILLEGIBLE] 5007/ INSP [BLANK]"
Missing: N/A
Finish: Grey
Decoration: N/A

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DOWTY EQUIPMENT OF CANADA LTD., Landing gear, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1967.0901, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1967.0901.011/

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