Control Box and Viewfinder, Camera, Aerial, Wild RC-8

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Wild Heerbrugg
Physical Description
24 volt box; viewfinder telescope can be fixed in the direction of flight and provdces frames for wide angle and normal angle lens cones, prinicap point, drift lines, moving reticle lines, and a level; with custom container for both objects.
Credit Line
Gift of the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geodetic Survey Remote Sensing Division.
1956-1991
Inventory Number
A20020239003
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Materials
non-ferrous metal, painted OD green
Dimensions
Other (Control Box): 5 x 10 x 17in., 14lb. (12.7 x 25.4 x 43.2cm, 6.4kg). Other (Viewfinder): 8 x 79in., 14lb. (20.3 x 200.7cm, 6.4kg)
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Location
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar
Boeing Aviation Hangar
National Air and Space Museum
Record ID
nasm_A20020239003
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9c8d4c724-a5fa-4c8d-8c45-fb0fa373a72a
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