Parachute

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OBJECT TYPE: RADIOSONDE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0145.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER/ CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 78.0 cm
Width: 58.0 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Lifting & flying apparatus
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: EARLY 1990S
Canada: EQUIPMENT USED BY ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
Function: USED WITH A RADIOSONDE LIFTED BY BALLOON INTO THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE. WHEN THE BALLOON REACHES A CERTAIN LEVEL IN THE ATMOSPHERE (USUALLY APPROX. 30 KM), IT BURSTS, CAUSING THE RADIOSONDE TO FALL BACK TO EARTH, SAFELY SUSPENDED FROM THE PARACHUTE.
Technical: EXAMPLES OF ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT USED IN 1990S WITH RADIOSONDES WHICH MEASURED UPPER ATMOSPHERIC WEATHER CONDITIONS. ORANGE COLOUR FACILITATED RECOVERY. PARACHIUTES WERE USED ONLY ON RADIOSONDES IN THE SOUTHERN SIX OR SEVEN CANADIAN STATIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER THIRTY RADIOSONDE STATIONS IN CANADA SINCE THE 1950S (REF. 2).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: N/A
Finish: BUFF-ORANGE PAPER/ WHITE CORD
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Parachute, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1994.0145, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1994.0145.001/

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