Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.

Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

AVIONICS-Electronic/Satellite Navigation

Manufacturer

General Electric Company

Physical Description

Square flanged mounting plate with a round face and four threaded studs (one at each corner) for securing indicator. Indicator face has markings for statute miles in a semi-circular pattern zero to one hundred miles with small marks each two miles, larger marks each ten miles, and numbered marks each twenty miles (0/20/40/60/80/100). The rear case is cylindrical with two connector terminals toward the back top. Three small screws hold the internal workings to the case at the rear.

Dimensions

3-D (Overall): 7.6 × 7.6 × 7cm (3 in. × 3 in. × 2 3/4 in.)

Materials

HAZ MAT: Cadmium
Plastic (Bakelite)
Non-Magnetic White Metal
Glass
Radium Paint
Paint
Rubber
Copper Alloy

Inventory Number

A20000653000

Credit Line

Gift of Cole H. Morrow.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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