Control unit

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0188.001

MANUFACTURER: Aircraft Radio Corp.
MODEL: C-59A
LOCATION: Boonton, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 5208
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. aluminum; steel screws; glass.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.8 cm
Width: 12.8 cm
Height: 9.7 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: Aircraft Radio
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Boonton

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: Used aboard an airplane to control the automatic (radio) direction finder (ADF), which is a radio-navigation instrument that automatically and continuously displays the relative bearing from the aircraft to a radio station.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on mfr. plate located on back reads: "CONTROL UNIT C-59A/SERIAL NO. (engraved) 5208 WEIGHT 1.64 LBS/Aircraft Radio Corporation/BOONTON NEW JERSEY".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Instrument housing pained dark green; silver & grey connectors; blue plate with silver lettering; black instrument panel with white lettering & clear windows; grey ON switch.
Decoration: None.

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Aircraft Radio Corp., Control unit, circa 1965, Artifact no. 2005.0188, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0188.001/

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