Landing gear

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OBJECT TYPE: Nose
DATE: 1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1967.0901.012

MANUFACTURER: DOWTY EQUIPMENT OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: AVRO CANADA CF-105 ARROW
LOCATION: Ajax, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: JHS 8
Part Number: 12
Total Parts: 26
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: steel; rubber tires

Dimensions

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

Length: 240.0 cm
Width: 70.0 cm
Height: 58.0 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: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ajax

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: mfr. plate: "STEERING ACT. GENERAL ASSY/ AVRO AIRCRAFT LTD. DWG. No. 7-1091-72/ MANUFACTURED IN CANADA" / mfr. plate: "DESIGNED & MANUFACTURED BY/ Jarry Hydraulics/ MONTREAL/ PART No. 1640 ISS. H/ SERIAL No. JHS 8"/ ink stamp: "ASSEMBLY DATE/ JUL 58"/ ink stamp: "CURE DATE/ MAR 57"/ ink stamp: "TESTED"/ mfr. plate: "Jarry Hydraulics/ MONTREAL/ CANADA/ STEERING MECHANISM/ PATENTED/ U.S. PAT. 2,763,449/ CANADIAN PAT. 555368/ U.K. PAT. 791 101"/ ink stamp: "ASSEMBLY DATE/ SEP 58"/ ink stamp: CURE DATE/ 1-57"/ ink stamp: "TESTED"
Missing: N/A
Finish: painted grey; black tires
Decoration: N/A

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DOWTY EQUIPMENT OF CANADA LTD., Landing gear, circa 1957, Artifact no. 1967.0901, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1967.0901.012/

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