General Information

Serial #

2

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

Inverter box telecom

Patents

N/A

General Description

Box is made of wood with metal handle and grills. Box is sealed and interior contents are unknown.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Aircraft parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Avro

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Manufactured November 4, 1955

Canada

As per curatorial worksheet "This object is a part of the history of one of the most historically significant Canadian aircraft manufacturers, Avro Canada. Avro was the high-tech aircraft manufacturer in Canada and its legacy in this country is almost with parallel. This inverter, dated November 1955 with its low serial number, indicates that it could be a part destined for one of two aircraft built by Avro, the CF-100 Canuck Mk. 5 or the CF-105 Arrow Mk. 1. The CF-100 was among the most successful all-weather fighter/interceptors of its time and is the only Canadian-designed fighter to be mass-produced. The Avro Arrow was the first and last supersonic aircraft to be designed and built in the country. Its cancellation in 1959 has remained controversial and contributed to a long-lasting mythology surrounding the aircraft."

Function

Power inverter for aircraft telecom systems.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr's plate reads "PART NO. 22026 J1/ DESCRIPTION POWER BOX TELECOMM/ INSP. [Q.C./ R.C.A.F. 482 [within logo] DATE NOV 4[/]55/ SERIAL #2/ AVRO AIRCRAFT LIMITED/ [Avro wing logo]". Stenciled print on top "INVERTER BOX TELECOMM/ UNIT NO 2/ J22026". Stenciled on both long side reads "INVERTER BOX TELECOMM/ J22026/ LENGTH 3' 6"/ WIDTH 1' 8"/ HEIGHT 1' 5"/ CUBAGE 8.2 CU FT/ WEIGHT 109 LBS/ BASE AREA 5.8 SQ FT/ UNIT NO 2". Stenciled in red "C OF G".

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Greyish wooden box with metal handles and grills on either end. Black stencilled markings and black and silver metal mfr's plate.

Decoration

N/A