General Information

Serial #

351 (DIRECTION)

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

CAST ALUMINUM/ COPPER ALLOY/ STAINLESS STEEL/ BRASS PARTS

Dimensions

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

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Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Surface wind speed & direction measurement

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Environment CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1978 +

Canada

A WIND MEASURING SYSTEM DESIGNED & USED BYTHE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, & MANUFACTURED IN CANADA.

Function

AN INSTRUMENT WHICH MEASURES WIND SPEED & DIRECTION BY MEANS OF A 3 CUP CUPWHEEL & A WIND VANE RESPECTIVELY, USUALLY AT AN AIRPORT, WITH THE READINGS DISPLAYED ON DIAL INDICATORS INSIDE A BUILDING.

Technical

AN EXAMPLE OF THE LATER VERSION OF THE MSC TYPE U2A CONTROL TOWER WIND EQUIPMENT. THE ORIGINAL U2 SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED C. 1949-1950 & THE SPEED SECTION WAS REDESIGNED IN 1951-1952, & RENAMED THE U2A. THIS EXAMPLE HAS THE ANGULAR ALUMINUM TYPE 3 U-ARM DEVELOPED IN THE MID? 1960'S.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WIND DIRECTION DETECTOR INCISED 'M.S.C./ W.D.D./ TYPE U2A/ NO. 351'/ WIND SPEED DETECTOR INCISED 'W.S.D. SER. G-576'

Missing

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Finish

PAINTED? GREY

Decoration

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