Actuator

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1958
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.0901.008

MANUFACTURER: Dowty Equipment of Canada Ltd.
MODEL: AVRO CANADA CF-105 ARROW
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: DEC 3 58
Part Number: 8
Total Parts: 26
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 73.0 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 14.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Dowty
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1954-1959
Canada: Unknown
Function: DESIGNED TO PERFORM AS AN ALL-WEATHER INTERCEPTOR AIRCRAFT.
Technical: IN 1953 WORK WAS BEGUN AT A.V. ROE CANADA LTD. ON THE DESIGN OF A RADICALLY NEW SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT, INTENDED TO COUNTER DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERSONIC BOMBERS SUPPOSEDLY BEING DEVELOPED IN USSR. A TAILLESS HIGH DELTAWING CONFIGURATION WAS SELECTED: THE DELTA PROVIDED THE LIGHTEST WING FOR A LOW THICKNESS/CHORD RATIO * CONT'D
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Manufacturer's label reads: "DOWTY/ EQUIPMENT OF CANADA LTD./ MAIN UNDERCARRIAGE/ DOOR ACTUATOR/ TYPE XT3164/ ISSUE 5/ SERIAL DEC 3 58/ INSPN T [CIRCULAR LOGO]/ AVRO AIRCRAFT LTD./ DRAG NO. 7.1962 1807 [?]/ INSPN [BLANK]/ MADE IN CANADA
Missing: N/A
Finish: Grey
Decoration: N/A

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Dowty Equipment of Canada Ltd., Actuator, circa 1958, Artifact no. 1967.0901, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1967.0901.008/

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