P.2 Aperiodic compass used by Sir Alan Cobham on his flights to Australia and South Africa(1935 amd 1926)

P.2 Aperiodic compass used by Sir Alan Cobham on his flights to Australia and South Africa(1935 amd 1926), with four large magnets and damping filaments, by Henry Hughes and Son Limited, United Kingdom, 1920-1925

Details

Category:
Navigation
Object Number:
1927-447
Measurements:
overall: 100 mm 190 mm,
type:
compass
credit:
Kelvin Hughes Limited

Parts

Aperiodic compass used by Sir Alan Cobham

Aperiodic compass used by Sir Alan Cobham

Aperiodic compass used by Sir Alan Cobham on his flights to Australia and South Africa.

Materials:
wood
Object Number:
1927-447/1
type:
compass
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Case for P.2 Aperiodic compass

Case for P.2 Aperiodic compass

Case for P.2 Aperiodic compass

Object Number:
1927-447/2
type:
instrument case
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum