Lock, aircraft control

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OBJECT TYPE: Home Built
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0210.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: Windlock
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predom. fashioned from plywood; synthetic foam padding; steel nut, bolt & washers.

Dimensions

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

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 13.5 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 5.5 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
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: Also known as an aircraft windlock, this device clamps over the steering controls in the cockpit when the aircraft is not in use. Its role is to hold the handles stationary so the moving parts they control on the exterior of the aircraft will not move about and be damaged if caught by the wind.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None.
Missing: Fastener composed of nut, bolt & 2 washers.
Finish: Predom. painted bright red; white padding; light brass coloured nut, bolt & washers.
Decoration: None.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lock, aircraft control, circa 1965, Artifact no. 2005.0210, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2005.0210.001/

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