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The Operation Migration staff equipped the trike with a custom-built bird guard enclosing the propeller; radios, GPS navigation, headsets, and a sound system to broadcast adult crane calls while flying with the birds.

Display Status

This object is on display in Thomas W. Haas We All Fly at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Thomas W. Haas We All Fly

Object Details

Type

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Communications Gear

Manufacturer

Lynx Avionics Ltd.

Dimensions

Approximate: 25.4 × 20.3 × 22.9cm (10 × 8 × 9 in.)
Approximate (Cord): 61 × 2.5cm (2 ft. × 1 in.)

Materials

Plastic, metal, wires, foam, synthetic fabric

Inventory Number

A20060594001

Credit Line

Gift of Joseph W. Duff Operation Migration.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply
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