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OBJECT TYPE: UHF Glide slope
DATE: 1965
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2005.0186.001

MANUFACTURER: Narco Scientific Industries
MODEL: UGR-2A
LOCATION: Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 26276
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Aluminum & steel.

Dimensions

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

Length: 21.7 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 9.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Aircraft instruments
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NARCO
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Fort Washington

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Likely installed before the DHC-6 Twin Otter's first flight in 1965; removed after its last flight in Sept. 1973.
Canada: Unknown
Function: To receive glide slope signal; the glide slope is the signal that provides vertical guidance (angle of descent to runway) to the aircraft during instrument landing.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Lettering on mfr. plate reads: "UGR-2A (engraved) 26276/UHF GLIDESLOPE RECEIVER/T50 ENV. CAT./C34b B/D AAAAAE/WEIGHT 2.3 LBS./NARCO AVIONICS/NARCO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES/FORT WASHINGTON, PA. USA"; lettering ink stamped below plate reads: "CN 1404C"; lettering hand written on top of housing reads: "SERVICEABLE/NOV 10/93".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Silver instrument housing; black mfr. plate with silver lettering; white adhesive labels with black lettering on top; black lettering hand written in marker.
Decoration: None.

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Narco Scientific Industries, Receiver, circa 1965, Artifact no. 2005.0186, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2005.0186.001/

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