Aircraft Position Transponder, 1924-1929
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A transponder uses radio signals to identify the position, call sign, and altitude of aircraft. When the pilot pressed a button on this unit, it sent a radio signal called a "squawk code" down to ground controllers. This early transponder was used for a commercial route--its buttons are marked with several Indiana cities and signals for bad weather.
A transponder uses radio signals to identify the position, call sign, and altitude of aircraft. When the pilot pressed a button on this unit, it sent a radio signal called a "squawk code" down to ground controllers. This early transponder was used for a commercial route--its buttons are marked with several Indiana cities and signals for bad weather.
Artifact
Transponder
Date Made
1924-1929
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
90.0.85.46
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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