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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
More Information
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/item/2006.0132.001/
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