Emergency Computer [For Mosquito]
Maker and role
Air Ministry, Attributed to
Royal Air Force, Attributed to
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Object detail
Accession number
2004.10
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Production period
Description
Emergency computer for bombsight Mk XIV. Black panel of bakelite with a central dial. The outer calibration is height above the target in thousands of feet. The finger-operated dial in the centre of the board reads the indicated ground speed in knots. Below this is the rectified air speed in knots. This information angles down to the sighting angle in degrees. The instrument is repeated on the other side of the panel. There are 7 mounting holes around the border of the panel.
Marks
EMERGENCY COMPUTOR / REF. No. 9/2649 / FOR BOMBSIGHT MK XIV / COMPUTOR REF. No. 9/2571 / MOSQUITO Inscribed
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
Air Ministry et al. Emergency Computer [For Mosquito], 2004.10. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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