Calculator, air navigation

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OBJECT TYPE: dead reckoning
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2008.0127.001

MANUFACTURER: Stanley Mfg. Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: Dead Reckoning Navigation Computer
Patents: N/A
General Description: Circular rule composed of non-ferrous metal - possibly aluminum; plastic sliding scale & frame.

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.9 cm
Width: 13.0 cm
Height: N/A
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: Stanley
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: To perform a broad range of mathematical calculations used in airplane navigation. Dead reckoning is a way of navigating when there are few or no visible landmarks, such as when flying over large bodies of water, forests, deserts, or heavy cloud layers.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on front face of circular rule includes: "DEAD RECKONING NAVIGATION COMPUTER/AN 5834-1 MIL-C-5414A/STANLEY MANUFACURING CO. LIMITED/MFRS. PART NO. ITEM 1 REF. NO. 6B/526".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Circular slide rule is silver & light tan with black lettering & numbered graduations; transparent window; white sliding scale with black grid & graduated numbers; black frame & ring with silver hub & connectors.
Decoration: None.

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Stanley Mfg. Co. Ltd., Calculator, air navigation, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2008.0127, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2008.0127.001/

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