Artificial Horizon, Sperry, Possible Doolittle Guggenheim Artifact

Object Details

Physical Description
4.5in. diameter; air-driven; blue and black background.
Summary
An artificial, or gyro, horizon is the main instrument pilots use to fly through bad weather and low-visibility conditions. It indicates the aircraft's orientation relative to the earth, expressed as pitch, roll, and yaw. This is the first production model, the same type Doolittle used in his historic 1929 "blind flying" test.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Date
1929
Inventory Number
A19711850000
Manufacturer
The Sperry Gyroscope Co.
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
INSTRUMENTS-Flight Management
Materials
Cast aluminum, aluminum, nickel-plated brass, glass, brass, wrinkle paint, paint
Dimensions
3-D: 16.2 × 11.3 × 11.3cm (6 3/8 × 4 7/16 × 4 7/16 in.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Record ID
nasm_A19711850000
Usage
Not determined
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9fe2eb3d4-08ad-4594-a49a-4c46b3642ed3

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Black cylinder with a small plane on a blue and black background. The text reads The Sperry Horizon, Sperry Gyroscope Co, Brooklyn, NY.
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Black cylinder with a small plane on a blue and black background. The text reads The Sperry Horizon, Sperry Gyroscope Co, Brooklyn, NY.