Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Wild Heerbrugg
- Physical Description
- Aviogon 6-inch lens cone, F151.77, 250mm, F-6". With rotary shutter and diaphragm connected to the focal plane frame with optical marks and recording instruments (level, watch, altimeter and counter) Electriacally operated system. No case.
- Summary
- The Coast and Geodetic Survey and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) used the Wild RC-8 from 1956 to 1990 for many purposes: transportation, communication, and defense systems; boundary and property surveys; land record systems; mapping and charting; and scientific and engineering applications. Wild-Heerbrugg has a series of mapping cameras that are used worldwide. This camera is displayed with its drive, viewfinder, suspension mount, control box, and other accessories.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geodetic Survey Remote Sensing Division.
- 1956-1991
- Inventory Number
- A20020239000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Photographic
- Materials
- non-ferrous metal, painted OD green
- Dimensions
- Overall: 17 x 13 x 18in. (43.2 x 33 x 45.7cm)
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Hangar
- Boeing Aviation Hangar
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20020239000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fc9b3491-69b3-41df-bf6f-a2437b6c81c5
