Hydrofoil model

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OBJECT TYPE
MOTOR/GAS TURBINE
DATE
1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1990.0032.001
MANUFACTURER
de Havilland Aircraft of Canada
MODEL
BRAS D'OR, HMCS/FHE 400
LOCATION
Downsview, Ontario, Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
WOODEN MODEL ONWOOD & PLEXIGLASS BASE/ METAL PLAQUE

Dimensions

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

Length
60.4 cm
Width
27.2 cm
Height
30.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Marine Transportation
Category
Models
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
deHavilland
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Downsview

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
IN 1919, ON CAPE BRETON'S BRAS D'OR LAKE, A HYDROFOIL DEVELOPED BY ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL & F.W. BALDWIN ACHIEVED SPEEDS OF 60 KNOTS. HMCS BRAS D'OR, BUILT BY DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT OF CANADA WAS NAMED FOR THE SITE OF THOSE FIRST TESTS/ SEE SUPP. INFO.
Function
THIS MODEL WAS A RETIREMENT GIFT, PRESENTED TO DONOR IN NOV. 1984.
Technical
THE POTENTIAL OF THE HYDROFOIL AS AN ANTI-SUBMARINE VESSEL WAS INVESTIGATED IN THE EARLY 1950S. A SMALL TEST VESSEL WAS BUILT IN BRITAIN TO NAVAL RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT SPECIFICATIONS. BASED ON ITS PERFORMANCE, A CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT OF CANADA IN 1963/ SEE SUPP. INFO.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
RED MAPLE LEAF & '400' PAINTED ON EITHER SIDE OF MODEL/ INSCRIBED PLAQUE ON BASE READS: 'R.W. (DICK) BECKER UPON HIS RETIREMENT NOVEMBER 1984/ 1960- PROJECT ENGINEER- HYDROFOIL/ 1966- ASSISTANT CHIEF DESIGNER- HYDROFOIL/ 1968- DEPUTY HYDROFOIL PROGRAMME MANAGER/ 1968- HYDROFOIL PROGRAMME MANAGER/ THIS MODEL OF THE HMCS BRAS D'OR WAS/ PRESENTED BY HIS HYDROFOIL COLLEAGUES/ AS A MOMENTO OF HIS GREAT CONTRIBUTION/ TO THE SUCCESS OF THE DE HAVILLAND FHE-400 HYDROFOIL PROGRAMME'
Missing
NONE
Finish
MODEL IS GREY, WITH RED & BLACK ACCENTS/ STAINED & VARNISHED WOODEN BASE
Decoration
N/A

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