Sextant [Bubble type sextant]
Maker and role
Bendix Aviation Corporation, Manufacturer
Eclipse Aviation, Manufacturer
Pioneer Electronics, Manufacturer
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Object detail
Accession number
2006.430
Description
A metal and rubber bubble type sextant. Black instrument with single eyepiece, one swivel adjuster at rear - scale from 0 to 5. One switch for horizon and one switch for astigmatizer. Two metal plates on different sides featuring operating instructions. On base is metal plate stating SEXTANT - BUBBLE TYPE (WITH ALTITUDE AVERAGING DEVICE) AN - 5851 - 1. Made by Eclipse - Pioneer Division under Bendix.
Marks
SEXTANT - BUBBLE TYPE / (with altitude averaging device) / AN - 5851-1 / MFR'S PART NO. 3014-2-A / MFRS. SERIAL NO. 6262 / CONTRACT NO. NOA-S-1744 / Bendix Aviation Corporation / ECLIPSE - PIONEER DIVISION Maker's Plate
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Bendix Aviation Corporation et al. Sextant [Bubble type sextant], 2006.430. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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