Radar wave guide, half / test piece

Description

Performance test-piece consisting of an aluminium alloy half-piece of an aircraft radar wave guide, used in assessing the performance of a numerically-controlled machine tool, cut by a Ferranti computer-controlled machine tool, late 20th century

Museum reference

T.1993.51

Collection

Industry and Commerce

Object name

Radar wave guide, half / test piece

Production information

Ferranti Ltd
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Late 20th century

Materials

Aluminium alloy

Physical description

Aluminium alloy

Associations

Machinery maker: Ferranti Ltd

Exhibitions

• Making It (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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