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

Boeing Aviation Hangar
Object Details
Date 1942 Country of Origin United States of America Type AVIONICS-Radar/Electronic Warfare Physical Description Demonstration model of equipment designed to take foil sheets and cut them into radar reflecting dipoles of specific length and width Dimensions 3-D: 15.6 × 17.8 × 11.4cm, 3.4kg (6 1/8 × 7 × 4 1/2 in., 7.5lb.)
Materials Steel
Copper Alloy
Rubber
Paper
Adhesive
Ink
Graphite
Inventory Number A20050467000 Credit Line Gift of Dr. Fred Whipple. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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