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OBJECT TYPE: bubble/periscopic
DATE: 1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2006.0132.001

MANUFACTURER: Kollsman Instrument Corp.
MODEL: 5287
LOCATION: Elmhurst, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Predominantly black cast metal; bright silver metal shaft; brass-colour metal bubble adjustment knob; white moulded synthetic rheostat cover; clear glass optics; black flexible synthetic (?) eyeshield.

Dimensions

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

Length: 36.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 21.0 cm
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: Kollsman
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Elmhurst

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Formerly used on CC130 Hercules, this instrument is being replaced by a more advanced Inertial Navigation System & GPS.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Plate fixed to sextant casing reads " SEXTANT, AIRCRAFT, PERISCOPIC/ 28 VOLTS A.C. OR D.C./ TYPE NO. 1471C - 01/ SERIAL NO. 5287/ NATO NO. 6605-00-557-0330/ KOLLSMAN INSTRUMENT CORPORATION/ ELMHURST NEW YORK". Green decal applied below reads "[ Canada word mark symbol]/ National Defence/ Defence Nationale/ SANS RADIUM FREE/ UNIT - UNITÉ/ HONEYWELL/ DATE/ 8 NOV. 06/ DND 2143 (2-97) 7690-21-913/6772/ (06-02)". White decal applied nearby reads "6605-00292-2996/ Honeywell/ X Repair O/H MOD. TESTED/ This unit was serviced by a HONEYWELL factory support/ center on FEB./ 3/ 99/ WARRANTY may apply through FEB/3/00/ Please return to:/ HONEYWELL LIMITED/ CANADIAN SUPPORT CENTER/ 3 HAMILTON AVE./ OTTAWA, ONTARIO K1Y 1B4/ (613) 728-4681/ Ref. # 134157/ 20128-000 (5/95)". Plate bearing instructions for operating winding lever reads "TO WIND - / DEPRESS AND RELEASE WIND LEVER./ TO START - / DEPRESS AND RELEASE START LEVER./ TO STOP BETWEEN 30 SEC. AND TWO MIN./ DEPRESS AND RELEASE START LEVER./ KOLLSMAN PART NO. 1471C-947 MFD. UNDER U.S. PATENT 2516187".
Missing: Unknown.
Finish: Predominantly black cast metal; bright silver metal shaft; brass-colour bubble adjustment knob; white moulded synthetic rheostat cover; clear glass optics; black flexible synthetic (?) eyeshield.
Decoration: N/A

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Kollsman Instrument Corp., Sextant, before 1969, Artifact no. 2006.0132, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2006.0132.001/

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