Camera, Aerial, Mapping, Fairchild T-2A

National Air and Space Museum

Object Details

Manufacturer
Fairchild Aerial Camera Corp.
Summary
Fairchild Aerial Camera Corporation built the production model of the T 2 and T-2A four-lens camera, which improved upon the T-1 tri-lens mapping camera developed by Maj. James Bagley of the U.S. Army Air Service Engineering Division. The T-2A had one vertical lens and three oblique lenses set at 35 degrees, which provided a 120-degree field of view at right angles to the direction of flight. Four lens caps are also displayed.
Credit Line
Transferred from the U.S. Navy
Inventory Number
A19711004000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
EQUIPMENT-Photographic
Dimensions
Storage (Crate): 96 x 60 x 96in. (243.8 x 152.4 x 243.8cm)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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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_A19711004000
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv92ecb6935-2ce1-4ab2-a80a-faf2f7c3ed92
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