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Title:
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Ruggles Orientator, 1922. |
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Name(s):
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U.S. Navy, Keeper |
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Type of Resource:
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still image |
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Genre:
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Photograph |
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Issuance:
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multipart monograph |
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Date Created:
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1922 |
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Publisher:
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West Florida History Center, UWF Libraries, digitized from materials loaned by the National Naval Aviation Museum |
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Place of Publication:
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Pensacola, Florida |
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Extent:
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1 photograph, front and back |
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Language(s):
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Eng |
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Summary:
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Photo of student aviators at NAS Pensacola standing behind the Ruggles Orientator taken circa 1922. The device was used to teach aviators how to control an aircraft under abnormal conditions. The device was essentially a seat mounted within a gimbal ring assembly, enabling full rotation in all three axes as well as vertical movement. |
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Identifier:
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uwfnam_NAS_1921-1922_circa1922_rugglesorientator (IID) |
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Note(s):
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A Project of the Gulf Coast Maritime Digital Portal Project |
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Subject(s):
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Military History -- Technology -- Aviation History -- Naval History -- Gulf Coast -- Pensacola, Florida -- 1920's -- Early 20th Century |
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Held by:
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University of West Florida |
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Held by:
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National Naval Aviation Museum |
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Persistent Link to This Record:
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http://purl.flvc.org/uwf/fd/uwfnam_NAS_1921-1922_circa1922_rugglesorientator |
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Use and Reproduction:
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ |
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Host Institution:
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UWF |
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