Ski, airplane

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OBJECT TYPE: Tail
DATE: 1943
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1971.0439.003

MANUFACTURER: Noorduyn Aviation Ltd.
MODEL: N-06
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: 112
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: predom. wood; steel brackets, cables, connectors, screws & bolts; fabric coated cords;

Dimensions

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

Length: 72.0 cm
Width: 36.0 cm
Height: 12.0 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: Noorduyn
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: date of mfr. taken from mfr. plate (Feb. 8, 1943 or Aug. 2, 1943)
Canada: Unknown
Function: Skiis are removable flat devices attached to landing gear to facilitate landing & take-off on snow covered surface in winter & in far north. Often used on bush planes which served remote undeveloped areas lacking smooth cleared runways. This ski was attached to the tail of the airplane - possibly a Hawker Hurricane.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: lettering on mfr. plate reads: "MANUFACTURED BY/NOORDUYN AVIATION LIMITED/MODEL N-06/SERIAL 112/DRAWING 06-33903/DATE 8-2-43/INSPECTOR N 307"; lettering hand written in ink marker on top surface of ski reads: "TO/HANGAR/68/ROCKCLIFFE/ONT./(1) OF (5)"; lettering on tag removed from ski & files on SI reads: "SERVICEABLE/SECTION 27W REF. NO./FT. NO. 643 TO [blank]/DESCRIPTION SKI [illeg.]/FROM 27W/813 on/PT W-120 June 26/47/FROM [blank] DATE [blank] SGD [blank] AID/RCAF E33/1000M 11-43 (3654)/H.Q. 885-E-33"
Missing: possibly missing a shim/filler layer
Finish: medium yellow-brown wood grain metallic gray hardware with black cables; white cords; black & brass mfr. plate; black ink lettering
Decoration: none

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