General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

4

Total Parts

4

AKA

for periscopic bubble sextant

Patents

N/A

General Description

Drab green composite synthetic case has silver metal hinges, closures and other minor fittings; drab green woven fabric carrying and anchor straps; black synthetic pads; rigid moulded black synthetic pads cushion and support instrument within case; off-white paper card.

Dimensions

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

Length

44.5 cm

Width

28.5 cm

Height

20.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Navigation instruments & equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Kollsman

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Elmhurst

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Formerly used on CC130 Hercules, these instruments are being replaced by a more advanced Inertial Navigation System & GPS.

Function

To contain, protect and identify contents when not in use and/or in transit.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Metal plate fixed to case reads "SEXTANT, AIRCRAFT, TELESCOPIC/ 28 VOLTS A.C. OR D.C./ TYPE NO. 471C-01/ SERIAL NO. [blacked out]/ KOLLSMAN INSTRUMENT CORPORATION/ ELMHURST NEW YORK/ 1471C- 160". "THIS SIDE UP/ FOR/ AIRPLANE STOWAGE" printed on decals applied to lid and to side panel. "5287" printed by hand in blue ink on round green sticker applied to case lid. "AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT/ TO REMAIN/ ON BOARD/ ÉQUIPMENT DE L'AVION/ PRIÉRE DE LAISSER À BORD" printed on bright orange decals applied to lid. "TYPE 147C-02 NO. 1752/ ALTITUDE ERROR INDEX/ [MINUTES]/ 00o +0.5/ 45o 0.0/ 90o 0.0/ [ink stamp is illegible/ INSPECTOR/ DATE/ NOV. 3/ 95" recorded on rectangular paper card housed in holder mounted on underside of lid. [NB: Type and serial no. info. does not match instrument contained in this case.]

Missing

Unknown.

Finish

Drab green composite synthetic case has silver metal hinges, closures and other minor fittings; drab green woven fabric carrying and anchor straps; black synthetic pads; rigid moulded black synthetic pads cushion and support instrument within case; off-white paper card.

Decoration

N/A