Very early Machmeter used in flight testing

Made:: 1945

Very early Machmeter used in flight testing at the R.A.E. towards the end of WW II presented in an acrylic outer case to demonstrate mode of opertion

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Category:: Farnborough

Object Number:: 1993-2949

Materials:: brass (alloy) and perspex

type:: radioactive material

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Very early Machmeter used in flight testing

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