Calculator, air navigation
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Circular
- DATE
- 1964
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0452.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Perrygraf Corp.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Flight calculator used by pilots on a Taylorcraft BC-65 aircraft. Calculateur de navigation aérienne utilisé par des pilotes à bord de l'aéronef Taylorcraft BC-65.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- 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
- Perrygraf
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Illinois
- City
- Maywood
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Manufactured in 1964 and used on an aircraft flown until 1999. Produit en 1964 et utilisé à bord d'un aéronef qui a volé jusqu'en 1999.
- Canada
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This air navigation calculator was used by pilots on a Taylorcraft BC-65 aircraft, currently housed at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum. Ce calculateur de navigation aérienne a été utilisé par des pilotes à bord de l'aéronef Taylorcraft BC-65, présentement situé au Musée de l'aviation et de l'espace du Canada. - Function
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Instrument used to help calculate fuel usage, time on route and other aviation analytics before and during a flight. Instrument utilisé pour calculer le l'utilisation de carburant, durée de voyages et autres analytiques d'aviations avant ou lors d'un envolé. - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- The front of the flight calculator reads in part: " PILOTS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. /. 1600 FOSHAY TOWER, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 55402 /. FLIGHT CALCULATOR /. PRINTED IN U.S.A /. SLIDE-CHART COPR. 1964, /. PERRYGRAF CORP., MAYWOOD, ILL. " The back of the flight calculator reads in part: " FLIGHT PLAN /. MEMO FOR PILOTS WHEN OPERATING VFR /. IFR POSITION REPORTING PROCEDURE "
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Rectangular beige cardboard paper with black text. The instrument has a white circular paper calculator that rotates with black numbering. The edges of the instrument have some wear and tear. Papier en carton rectangulaire beige avec de l'écriture noire. L'instrument a une calculatrice blanche circulaire qui pivote avec des numéros en anglais. Le rebord de l'instrument a de l'usure normale.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Perrygraf Corp., Calculator, air navigation, circa 1964, Artifact no. 1999.0452, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1999.0452.001/
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