General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

21

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC & METAL CASING, SYNTHETIC PARTS, CANVAS STRAPS

Dimensions

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

Length

24.5 cm

Width

22.0 cm

Height

27.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Communications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1950S+

Canada

SPECIMEN FROM CANADIAN COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONAL KITES.

Function

EMERGENCY RADIO TRANSMITTER & ACCESSORIES CARRIED IN MILITARY AIRCRAFT DESIGNED FOR OPERATION FROM LIFE RAFT AFTER BEING DROPPED BY PARACHUTE FROM AIRCRAFT. KIT INCLUDES KITE WITH METAL LINE THAT SERVED AS ANTENNA AS WELL AS BALLOON & HYDROGEN TANKS FOR USE WHEN WIND WAS LIGHT.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF WWII MILITARY KITE IN FORM OF BOX KITE WITH METAL FRAME, WHICH COULD BE FOLDED INTO COMPACT BUNDLE FOR INCLUSION IN AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY KIT AS PART OF EMERGENCY BEACON SYSTEM. 1942 AMERICAN APPARATUS WAS BASED ON 1941 GERMAN EQUIPMENT WHICH ALSO INCLUDED KITE & BALLOONS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK SYNTHETIC PLATE ON FRONT READS "T-74/CRT-3/ A-209:CNK 481-DAY-45".

Missing

POSSIBLY INFLATING TUBES/ CASE PADDING/ PARACHUTE

Finish

YELLOW CASING, BLACK CONTROLS, METALLIC PARTS, KHAKI STRAPS

Decoration

N/A