Radius arm, pilot balloon
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1950–1956
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0886.001
- MANUFACTURER
- DOT Meteorological Div.
- MODEL
- III
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL - ANODIZED ALUMINUM.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 50.8 cm
- Width
- 8.8 cm
- Height
- 1.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Meteorology
- Category
- Upper wind speed & direction measurement
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MSC
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1950's to 1060's
- Canada
-
AN ACCESSORY FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE DESIGNED UPPER WIND PLOTTING BOARD. - Function
-
PART OF THE UPPER WIND PLOTTING BOARD USED TO PLOT THE PATHS OF PILOT BALLOONS TO DETERMINE UPPER WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- White scales & lettering reading 'CANADA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT/ METEOROLOGICAL DIVISION/ PILOT BALLOON RADIUS ARM/ TYPE III'.
- Missing
- From CA of 01/24/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED
- Decoration
- N/A
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DOT Meteorological Div., Radius arm, pilot balloon, between 1950–1956, Artifact no. 1987.0886, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0886.001/
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