FSP 100 stable platform unit for TSR2
FSP 100 stable platform unit with five external connectors on base for TSR2, by Ferranti Limited, Moston, Manchester, 1966
- Object Number:
- 1982-557/1
- type:
- stable platform unit
FSP 100 stable platform for the TSR2 aircraft project
- maker:
- Ferranti Limited
FSP 100 stable platform for the TSR2 aircraft project, Britain's first attempt to use gyroscopes to provide a steady reference platform for the measurement of aircraft movements, by Ferranti Limited, Moston, Manchester, 1966
This apparatus was built in the 1960s for the TSR2 aircraft project, and was Britain's first attempt to use gyroscopes to provide a steady reference platform against which the aircraft's movements could be measured. A stable platform is the essential ingredient for the construction of a totally enclosed intertial navigation system.
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External casing from FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2
External casing from FSP 100 stable platform unit with five external connectors on base (1982-557/1) for TSR2, by Ferranti Limited, Moston, Manchester, 1966
- Object Number:
- 1982-557/2
- type:
- casing
FSP 100 stable platform unit for TSR2
Additional FSP 100 stable platform unit without casing or connectors for TSR2, by Ferranti Limited, Moston, Manchester, 1966
- Object Number:
- 1982-557/3
- type:
- stable platform unit
Additional part for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2
Additional part with servo motors and worm gears, L569 TCR 'W' for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2, by Ferranti Limited, Moston, Manchester, 1966
- Object Number:
- 1982-557/4
- type:
- part
Small black electrical unit for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2
Additional part consisting of small black electrical unit, possibly a sensor, for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2, by Ferranti Limited, Moston, Manchester, 1966
- Object Number:
- 1982-557/5
- type:
- electrical unit
Internal reference system book 1 for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2
Internal reference system book 1 for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2, by Ferranti Limited, Moston, Manchester, 1966
Internal reference system book 2 for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2
Internal reference system book 2 for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2, by Ferranti Limited, Moston, Manchester, 1966
Servicing cradle for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2
One of two servicing cradles for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2, by Ferranti Limited, Moston, Manchester, 1966
Servicing cradle for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2
One of two servicing cradles for FSP 100 stable platform for TSR2, by Ferranti Limited, Moston, Manchester, 1966
