Beacon, position indicating

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0189.001

MANUFACTURER: NARCO
MODEL: MBT-12
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Aluminum & steel; glass lights; plastic coated cables.

Dimensions

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

Length: 20.0 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NARCO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Likely installed before the DHC-6 Twin Otter's first flight in 1965; removed after its last flight in Sept. 1973.
Canada: Unknown
Function: Marker beacons are positioned along a runway. and operate in conjunction with an instrument landing system. Their function is to send radio signals which determine position along a runway and alert the Pilot through the indicator in the cockpit if a corrective action is required.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on panel reads: "narco MBT-12"; lettering on adhesive sticker affixed to top of housing reads: "MAINTENANCE/BY/AVTEC/DATE/2/1/72"; lettering hand written in marker on top of housing reads: "SERVICEABLE/NOV 10/93/CFTAC".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Grey housing; black panel with white lettering; red, black, blue & yellow cables; grey cable connectors; 3 black dials with (l to r) blue, green & amber indicator lights.
Decoration: None.

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NARCO, Beacon, position indicating, circa 1965, Artifact no. 2005.0189, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0189.001/

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