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OBJECT TYPE
RADIOSONDE TRAIN
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1994.0144.002
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
2
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
NON-FERROUS METAL (ALUMINUM)/ SYNTHETIC CORD

Dimensions

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

Length
12.0 cm
Width
6.1 cm
Height
6.4 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Meteorology
Category
Lifting & flying apparatus
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
EARLY 1990S
Canada
EQUIPMENT USED BY ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA. A RADIOSONDE TRAIN REGULATOR WAS BEING USED BY THE EARLY 1960'S (REF. 3).
Function
A DEVICE USED TO RELEASE RADIOSONDES DURING BAD WEATHER AND/OR STRONG WINDS, SO AS TO KEEP THEM UNDER CONTROL TO PREVENT BUFFETING AGAINST THE GROUND, STRUCTURES ETC. THE REEL ALLOWED THE RADIOSONDE & BALLOON TO BE REELED OUT SLOWLY UNTIL THEY REACHED 150 FT. WHERE READINGS BEGAN.
Technical
EXAMPLES OF ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT USED IN 1990S WITH RADIOSONDES WHICH MEASURED UPPER ATMOSPHERIC WEATHER CONDITIONS, ENABLING READINGS TO BE TAKEN EVEN IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE RADIOSONDE TRAIN REGULATOR CONSISTS OF A FRAME, REEL & BRAKING MECHANISM, WITH ABOUT 60 FEET OF TWINE. THE BRAKING MECHANISM WAS DESIGNED TO PERMIT THE WEIGHT OF THE RADIOSONDE O UNWIND THE TWINE AT A NOMINAL RATE OF 12 FEET PER MINUTE (REF. 3).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
NONE
Missing
N/A
Finish
UNFINISHED METAL/ WHITE CORD
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Regulator, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0144, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0144.002/

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