Airship envelope air pressure gauge, from the R101 airship, Henry Hughes and Son Limited, London, England, 1929-1930. This gauge was used to measure the pressure of the air surrounding the gas bags in the R101 airship envelope. The air pressure gauge would have been in the control car with tubing running to the interior of the envelope.
Details
- Category:
- Aeronautics
- Object Number:
- 1961-193
- Materials:
- complete, steel (metal), glass, paint, leather and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall depth and diameter: 133 x 195 mm
- type:
- pressure gauges
- credit:
- S Smith and Sons (England) Limited
