General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal casing/ metal and synthetic working parts/ glass tubes/ synthetic meter casings

Dimensions

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

Length

127.0 cm

Width

79.0 cm

Height

244.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Research

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

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

This unit controlled the power from the power generator for the 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/ CONTROL"/ black lettering on meters reading "GENERAL ELECTRIC/ MADE IN U.S.A./ TYPE D0-71".

Missing

Back doors detached

Finish

Metallic grey painted casing/black meter casings with white meter faces/black synthetic handle/plated metal handle.

Decoration

N/A