Model LCP-5 Converter, Part of a Lear LTRA-6 Navigation System, circa 1952
THF160152 / Model LCP-5 Converter, Part of a Lear LTRA-6 Navigation System, circa 1952
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Artifact Overview
This device is part of the LTRA-6 aircraft radio navigation unit. Its creator Lear, Inc. was a pioneering company interested in expanding the popularity of private flight. This system was affordable and combined several low and high frequency radio navigation aids that were essential to the safe travel of small aircraft.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Converter
Date Made
circa 1952
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
80.2.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David Foster.
Material
Aluminum alloy
Cadmium
Steel (Alloy)
Technique
Plating (Metal coating)
Dimensions
Height: 6.375 in
Width: 6.25 in
Length: 10 in
Inscriptions
front:
Omni Matic
Lear Incorporated
controls:
Circle Size
Focus
plaque, rear:
Model LCP-5
Ser. No. 25E2
Patents Pending
Lear Incorporated
Los Angeles, Calif. U.S.A.
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