Crystals [HF Transmitter Crystals]
Object detail
Accession number
2005.84.37
Description
Plastic box of 20 Crystals. These were used to change frequencies on transmitter built for Cliff Tait, so he could keep in contact with airports. Metal plugs that are of various sizes and shapes.
Brief History
These crystals were used to change frequencies on a transmitter used by Cliff Tait during his round the world flight in 1969. Tait used an Aero Engine Services Limited (AESL) Airtourer single-engined aircraft and carried out the flight to promote New Zealand and the NZ-built Airtourer to the world. Leaving Hamilton on 12 May 1969, he made the 30,500 mile (49,084 km) trip in 284 hours. Despite a range of challenges along the way, he returned safely to Hamilton on 1 August 1969. Tait made history as the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a New Zealand built aircraft, and probably the first in a single engine aircraft of this small size.
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Collection
Credit Line
Crystals [HF Transmitter Crystals], 2005.84.37. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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On display
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