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OBJECT TYPE: positive/print/colour/mounted/16x20
DATE: 1990–1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0185.003

MANUFACTURER: National Research Council
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 43
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: paper & wood; synthetic

Dimensions

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Length: 50.4 cm
Width: 40.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 1.4 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
City: Winnipeg

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1990'S
Canada: FROM EXHIBIT OF PHOTOGRAPHS PRODUCED BY NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA, ONE OF CANADA'S FOREMOST RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS IN NUMBER OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL AREAS. ACCORDING TO TEXT(.43) BY HARRY TURNER, PHOTOGRAPHIC COORDINATOR AT NRC, THESE PHOTOGRAPHS SEEK TO ILLUSTRATE ART IN SCIENCE, CAPTURING EXCITEMENT & DIVERSITY OF NRC RESEARCH AS WELL AS ITS BEAUTY.
Function: PHOTOGRAPHS INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE VARIOUS TYPES & ASPECTS OF RESEARCH AT NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA FOR EDUCATIONAL & PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES.
Technical: PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATE STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES, & RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. This photograph depicts a technician preparing a scale-model of a CF-18 aircraft for use within the high speed wind tunnel. It is being used to study the aerodynamic effects of equipment released from the wing at high speeds. (Ref. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: English text of label for photograph reads: "The high speed wind tunnel produces wind speeds that exceed the speed of sound. A technician prepares a scale-model of a CF-18 to study the aerodynamic effects of equipment released from the wing at high speeds."
Missing: This photograph is complete in itself.
Finish: colour photograph mounted on wood panel painted black.
Decoration: N/A

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