Tester, fabric

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OBJECT TYPE
penetrating cone/type III
DATE
1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2016.0472.001
MANUFACTURER
Langley Corp.
MODEL
Seyboth
LOCATION
San Diego, California, United States of America

More Information


General Information

Serial #
M3
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
An object comprised of metal elements/Un objet fait avec des éléments en métal.

Dimensions

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

Length
15.5 cm
Width
4.5 cm
Height
4.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Aviation
Category
Servicing
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Langley
Country
United States of America
State/Province
California
City
San Diego

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1952-1983
Canada
This fabric tester was donated to the collection by an aircraft mechanic who worked for Spartan Air Services from 1952 to 1983. The donor routinely used this fabric tester in his work at Spartan and mentioned that this particular tool was frequently borrowed by mechanics at the nearby flying club to test the fabric on the club’s aircraft. Cet outil de vérification de tissu est parvenu à la collection grâce à un mécanicien d'avion qui travaillait pour les Services de transport Aérien Spartan (Spartan Air Services) entre 1952 et 1983 respectivement. Le donateur utilisait fréquemment cet outil à son travail et il a mentionné que les mécaniciens du club de vol l'empruntaient aussi pour vérifier le tissu sur l'aéronef qui appartenait au club.
Function
Seyboth Fabric Testers were used to determine the strength (and therefore condition) of fabric covered surfaces on an aircraft. A colored scale in the handle of the tester indicates the amount of force required to press the shoulder (The widest part of the tool’s sharp-pointed plunger) into the fabric. It is sufficiently accurate to distinguish between fabric that is either definitely good or definitely bad. L'appareil de vérification de tissus Seyboth est utilisé pour déterminer la force et la condition des surfaces recouverts de tissus sur un aéronef. Une échelle dans la manche de l'outil utilise des couleurs pour indiquer la force nécessaire pour que l'épaule d'un piston plongeur à bout pointu transperce un tissu. L'outil est assez précis pour distinguer suffisamment si l'État de navigabilité d'un tissu est définitivement bon ou mauvais.
Technical
The Seyboth Fabric Tester provided a quick and accurate evaluation of the strength and integrity of fabric covered surfaces on an aircraft, with minimum damage to the testing surfaces. It was also designed to be operated by anyone, not just trained personnel, and to be portable and inexpensive. There are six colour bands in the scale on the tool’s handle. They are used to indicate the strength of the fabric after the plunger has been pressed into it. Red and orange bands mean that the fabric is too weak and is not airworthy. A yellow band means the fabric is acceptable but only for intermediate grade fabric. Three green bands, first, second and third, indicate that fabric strength is satisfactory, very good, and excellent, respectively. L'appareil de vérification de tissus Seyboth permet une évaluation rapide de la force et intégrité des surfaces recouverts de tissus sur un aéronef. L'évaluation est plutôt non invasive et délicate pour tester les surfaces des tissus. L'outil était conçu pour être opéré par n'importe qui et donc il ne nécessitait pas du personnel spécialisé. Il y a six bandes de couleurs dans une échelle située dans la manche de l'outil. L'échelle est utilisée pour déterminer la force nécessaire pour que l'épaule d'un piston plongeur à bout pointu transperce un tissu. Les bandes rouges et oranges indique que le tissu est trop faible et insuffisant comme 'état de navigabilité. Une bande jaune indique que le tissu est acceptable, mais seulement pour des tissus à catégorie intermédiaire. Trois bandes vertes, premier, deuxième et troisième indiquent que la force du tissu est satisfaisant, très bon et excellent respectivement.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On the base of the shoulder/Sur la base de lépaule: "SEYBOTH/M3 FABRIC TESTER/LANGLEY CORP./SAN DIEGO/CALIF.".
Missing
Appears complete/l'objet parait complet.
Finish
An object that is made of black painted metal that is cylindrical in shape. It has a flared shoulder at its base. A slit is visible travelling down the length of the entire shoulder. Underneath the flared shoulder is some manufacturing information. Inside the shoulder is a pointed metal needle. The handle above the shoulder of the artifact shows knurling. A small circular metal button is visible on the top of the artifact that is possibly used to deploy the needle. Un objet fait avec un métal qui est peinturé noir. L'objet est en forme cylindrique. Il a une épaule évasée à sa base. Une fente est visible tout le long de l'épaule. En dessous de l'épaule évasé il y a de l'information du manufacturier. À l'intérieur de l'épaule il y a une aiguille pointue fait en métal aussi. La manche de l'objet a un moletage. En haut de la manche un bouton circulaire est fait avec le même matériel pour possiblement déployer l'aiguille.
Decoration
N/A

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