General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

predom. wood, incl. pedistal (walnut?) & base (pine?); steel antennae, nose cowlings & screws underneath fuselage near pedistal; aluminum wire loops on either side of horizontal stabilizer; plexiglass observation domes on top of fuselage

Dimensions

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

Length

145.0 cm

Width

114.0 cm

Height

56.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Canadair North Star 17513 was acquired and converted for ice research in March 1948

Canada

Unknown

Function

originally used for wind tunnel testing; subsequently mounted for display

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

number visible on starboard side of horizontal stabilizer reads: "175"

Missing

None

Finish

model spray painted metallic silver gray; white observation domes; dark brown (walnut?) pedistal; light brown (pine?) base

Decoration

gray paint appears to have been applied over multi-colour (red, white, black) colour scheme still visible at various locations (nose cone, port side of fuselage near tail, leading edge of port wing & leading edge of dorsal fin)