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Aeronautical instruments

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Accelerometers; Air-speed indicators; Altimeter; Artificial horizons; Automatic pilot; Course-line computers; Density altitude computers; Distance measuring equipment; Drift indicator; Flight engineering; Flight recorders; Ground-speed indicator; Guidance systems; Inclinometer; Inertial navigation; Instrument flying; Kymograph; Navigation computer; Omnirange system; Radio beacons; Radioisotopes; Rate gyroscopes; Stall warning indicators.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Sperry Gyroscope Company Division photographs and films

 Collection
Accession: 1986-273
Abstract:

The Sperry Gyroscope Company researched, developed, and manufactured navigation equipment; three of the premiere products were the marine gyrostabilizer, the gyrocompass, and the high-intensity searchlight. The company was founded by Elmer A. Sperry (1860-1930) in 1910. Sperry Gyroscope Company photographs and films consists primarily of images of products and inventions developed between 1912 and 1965, a bulk of materials date from 1940 through 1960. The collection has been organized into five series: Personnel; Plants, Sperry School, and Museum; Products; Public Information Department; and Visitors, exhibits, models, and patents.

Dates: 1915-1962; Majority of material found within 1940-1960