Display Status

This object is on display in Boeing Aviation Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

INSTRUMENTS-Flight Management

Manufacturer

The Sperry Gyroscope Co.

Physical Description

Early example of electrical operation, 7 1/4 in. dia., 1929

Dimensions

3-D: 20.3 × 18.4cm (8 × 7 1/4 in.)

Materials

Steel, transparent acrylic sheet may be plexiglass, cadmium plating, felt, copper alloy, nylon, aluminum alloy

Inventory Number

A19650002000

Credit Line

Gift of the Sperry Gyroscope Company

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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