General Information

Serial #

17H00

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Predom. aluminum; glass window.

Dimensions

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

Length

25.5 cm

Width

9.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

8.0 cm

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

This appears to be a cockpit instrument to show the direction to steer the aircraft to correct for course deviations when approaching a runway.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Lettering on face under logo reads: "NARCO"; lettering on mfr. plate at back reads: "VOA-40 ILS NAV. CONVERTER/WEIGHT 1.8 lbs. SER. NO./(evgraved) 17H00/NARCO AVIONICS/MT. WASHINGTON, PA. U.S.A."; lettering ink stamped under mfr. plate reads: "CN177C2A"; lettering ink stamped or painted on side of housing near face reads: "[illeg.]/76081101/N/408/I/AZ"; lettering on inspection label reads: SERVICEABLE/Customer's Name [illeg.] Electronics/P/N [blank] N [blank] R.C. 7154 DATE [illeg.]/The item identified above was inspected and certified/in accordance with current FAA regulations and was/found airworthy. Details on file./Inspector [illeg.]/Tufts-Edgcumbe, Inc. CRS 3250 Elgin, IL 60120/SERVICEABLE"; lettering hand written in marker on side of housing reads: sERVICEABLE/NOV 10/93 TAC".

Missing

N/A

Finish

Silver housing with black band on end nearest face; black face with white needle; numbers, graduated markings logo & lettering; yellow inspection label with black printed lettering and red hand written entries.

Decoration

Narco logo on face.