Protractor [Douglas Combined Protractor]
Maker and role
Air Ministry, Attributed to
Object detail
Accession number
2005.84.16
Maker
Description
Douglas combined protractor and parallel rule. This protractor is a perfect square with degrees marked all around it. The protractor is bisected into 2 equal halves with 2 cross lines. Inscription: "DOUGLAS COMBINED PROTRACTOR AND PARALLEL RULE / A. M. REF. No. 6B/47"
Brief History
This protractor was used by Cliff Tait during his round the world flight in 1969 using an Aero Engine Services Limited (AESL) Airtourer single-engined aircraft. Cliff Tait carried out the flight to promote New Zealand and the NZ-built Airtourer to the world. Leaving Hamilton on 12 May 1969, he made the 30,500 mile (49,084 km) trip in 284 hours. Despite a range of challenges along the way, he returned safely to Hamilton on 1 August 1969. Tait made history as the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a New Zealand built aircraft, and probably the first in a single engine aircraft of this small size.
Marks
DOUGLAS COMBINED PROTRACTOR AND PARALLEL RULE / A. M. REF. No. 6B/47 Printed
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
Air Ministry. Protractor [Douglas Combined Protractor], 2005.84.16. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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