General Information

Serial #

306521

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASINGS ANDPARTS/SYNTHETIC CABLES AND PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

185.0 cm

Width

120.0 cm

Height

108.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Conversion

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

CA 1940? - 1987

Canada

PART OF APPARATUS USED WITH HUMAN CENTRIFUGE, WHICH WAS USED BY CANADIAN SCIENTISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE F.F.S. (FRANKS FLYING SUIT), THE FIRST ANTI-G-SUIT TO BE USED IN ACTUAL AIR OPERATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

Function

Secondary power source for human centrifuge.

Technical

THE CENTRIFUGE WAS THE FIRST MACHINE OF ITS KIND ON THE ALLIED SIDE IN WWII. WITH ITS AID, ANTI-GRAVITY SUITS TO PROTECT PILOTS FROM HIGH GRAVITY FORCES DURING RAPID ACCELERATION AND ALLEVIATE THE MAJOR PROBLEM OF PILOT BLACKOUT WERE DEVELOPED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Plate reading "GENERAL ELECTRIC/INDUCTION MOTOR/MODEL NO. EN 55334, FRAME 296/TYPE FT, FORM B, 3 PHASE, 25 CYCLES/VOLTS 550, AMP 143/SPEED FULL LOAD 725, NO. 306521/150 HP, CONTINUOUS 40 C" and "CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/TORONTO, CANADA"/brass plate with incised "202" on casing/"2127" painted and stroked out in white on casing.

Missing

N/A

Finish

CASING PAINTED GREY ENAMEL/BLACK SYNTHETIC/BLACK PAINTED PARTS.

Decoration

PLATE READING "ALTERED BY CANADIAN WESTINGHOUSE CO. LIMITED/AT TORONTO/DATE SEPT 1954/ORDER NO. ST 25628/ 150 HP, 550 V, 3 PH, 60 CY/870 RPM, 154 AMP./SER. 306521".