General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS OF PAYLOAD

Dimensions

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

Length

98.8 cm

Width

12.5 cm

Height

12.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Upper air pressure, temperature & humidity measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bristol

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

City

Winnipeg

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

Period

1973 TO 1978

Canada

ONE OF CANADIAN DESIGNED & BUILT BLACK BRANT ROCKETS USED IN CANADIAN SOUNDING ROCKET PROGRAM. FIFTEEN OPERATIONAL SOUNDING ROCKET FLIGHTS OF BLACK BRANT 6 WEREMADE BETWEEN 1973 AND 1978 (REF 1)

Function

PART OF ROCKET CONTAINING INSTRUMENTS & EXPERIEMENTS, IN THIS CASE, USED TO TAKE METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, & DENSITY DATA WERE TRANSMITTED TO GROUND RECEIVE STATION. DESCENT OF PAYLOAD BY PARACHUTE WAS ALSO TRACKED BY RADAR TO DETERMINE WIND VELOCITY & DIRECTION. PAYLOAD WAS LATER USED IN SCIENTIFIC SOUNDING ROCKET INVOLVED IN PROBING UPPER ATMOSPHERE (REF 1).

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

N/A

Finish

BROWN SYNTHETIC & METALLIC METAL CASING/ WHITE SYNTHETIC & COPPER COLOURED METAL INSTRUMENT/ RED & GREY SYNTHETIC PARTS/ METALLIC & BRASS COLOURED PARTS/ GOLD PAINTED & BRUSHED METAL STAND.

Decoration

N/A