Horizon, artificial

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0539.001

MANUFACTURER: VARIAN CANADA
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 0011
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM WITH SYNTHETIC KNOBS, CONNECTORS & CORDS

Dimensions

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

Length: 53.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 25.5 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: VARIAN
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Georgetown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROTOTYPE - PROBABLY ONLY USED EXPERIMENTALLY
Canada: DESIGNED, DEVELOPED & BUILT IN CANADA.
Function: TO PROVIDE AN AIRCRAFT PILOT WITH A SENSE OF WHERE THE REAL HORIZON ISWITH RESPECT TO THE AIRCRAFT WHICH IS BEING FLOWN.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE PILOTS A BETTER SENSE OF THEIR PITCH & ROLL ALTITUDE WITHOUT HAVING TO READ GAUGES OR DIALS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STICKER: 'Varian CANADA/ TYPE P.V.H.D. SERIAL 0010/ MADE IN CANADA'/ FRONT PANEL: 'PERIPHERAL VISION HORIZON MODULE/ varian/ GYRO INPUT/ SERVO INPUT/ REMOTE CONTROL/ H.V. CONN. GRD/ 28V INPUT/ PITCH/ SIMULATOR INPUTS/ ROLL/ H.V. CONN.'/ LABEL ON SIDE: 'ASSET INVENTORY 1980 004510/ P.V.H.D. POWER UNIT/ & LENS HOUSING/ SERIAL 0011/ PROPERTY OF D.C.I.E.M.'/.4: STICKERS: 'varian/ CANADA/ TYPE APN/ A MH SERIAL 0014/ MADE IN CANADA'/ 'varian/ CANADA/ TYPE P.V.H.D. SERIAL 0014'/.6: LABEL SAME AS.4 EXCEPT: 'SERIAL 0018'/ PRINTED ON FRONT: 'PERIPHERAL VISION HORIZON ZERO SET BRIGHTNESS/ PITCH SCALE/ DELAY/ OFF STBY ON'/ .5: STAMPED: 'LENS ADJUST'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED - FRONT BEIGE, TOP BLACK, SIDES DARK GREY
Decoration: LOGO ON FRONT PANEL

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VARIAN CANADA, Horizon, artificial, circa 1979, Artifact no. 1986.0539, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1986.0539.001/

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