Calculator, air navigation
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2366.001
- MANUFACTURER
- American Airlines Inc.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- 6066
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- plastic; metal hub
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 16.5 cm
- Width
- 13.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 1.8 cm
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- American Airlines
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- likely WWII (1939-1945)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
used to perform navigational calculations for ariplane including true & indicated air speed, ground speed, distance, altitude, fuel consumption, climb, etc. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- lettering includes: (front) "SERIAL NO./6066"; (BACK) "AMERICAN AIRLINES INC./NAVIGATIONAL COMPUTER/Pat. App. For"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- cream coloured with black detail
- Decoration
- none
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American Airlines Inc., Calculator, air navigation, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2366, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2366.001/
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