Bendix Aircraft Sextant

Object/Artifact

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Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Bendix Aircraft Sextant

Entry/Object ID

1000.1.207

Description

Sextant, Aircraft

Collection

Frank Livermore

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Bendix Aviation Corp.

Notes

possible date made: 1940s where made: Bendix NJ model name: Bubble-type model number: BAN-5851-1 serial number: AF-42-B392

Material

Plastic

Color

Black

General Notes

Note

For air navigation, altitude averaging device, Contract #AC-2698, Mfr. part #3014-1-8, battery operated. The bubble creates an artificial horizon 60 altitude measurements are averaged over a 2 minute period.