Object Details
- Designer
- Amron H. Katz
- Physical Description
- Base board and transparent sector overlays used to present a graphic and dynamic analysis of the oblique photograph; also determines coverage, nadir point distances and effective altitudes.
- Summary
- At Wright Field, Ohio, Amron Katz developed the aerial photographic computer to solve mathematical problems in aerial photography. It consists of a base board computer, on which are drawn the coordinate axes (altitude and ground distance), and 18 mylar overlays, one for each type of camera used. The computer can calculate photographic coverage, nadir point distances, and effective altitudes.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Amrom H. Katz
- 1949
- Inventory Number
- A19930313000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Photographic
- Materials
- OVERALL - METAL & PLASTIC
- TRANSECTORS (9) - HARD PLASTIC
- TRANSECTORS (9) - MYLAR
- Dimensions
- 11.25 in high, 18 in wide
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Hangar
- Boeing Aviation Hangar
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19930313000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv963adfc3f-dceb-4680-890e-5102c9b57c8d
