Indicator, Radio Direction Finder

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0187.001

MANUFACTURER: Kearfott Co. Inc.
MODEL: ID-91 B/ARN-6
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: P-16928
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. aluminum; glass; paper (?) face.

Dimensions

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

Length: 18.0 cm
Width: 8.3 cm
Height: 8.3 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: Kearfott
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Likely installed before the DHC-6 Twin Otter's first flight in 1965; removed after its last flight in Sept. 1973.
Canada: Unknown
Function: A navigational device used aboard an aircraft to indicate the direction toward a radio station to which it is tuned (as opposed to north magnetic pole).
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on face near centre reads: "RADIO/COMPASS"; lettering on mfr. plate on back reads: "U.S. PROPERTY/INDICATOR ID-91 B/ARN-6/P-(engraved)16928 AF 33(038)-23581/KEARFOTT COMPANY, INC".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Black housing; black face with white needle & graduated numbering around edge; green lettering; clear glass; grey cable connector at back.
Decoration: None.

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Kearfott Co. Inc., Indicator, Radio Direction Finder, circa 1965, Artifact no. 2005.0187, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0187.001/

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