Hold Down Arm, Support Structure, ICBC, IMAX

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Object Details

Manufacturer

IMAX Corporation

Summary

NASA had this hold down arm available during ground preparations of the IMAX camera used in the payload bay of the space shuttle. This arm and a second were used when the camera rested on the base to secure the unit during period of inactivity and were removed prior to the cameras insertion into the container for flight.

Gift of the IMAX Corporation in 2011.

Credit Line

Gift of the IMAX Corporation

Inventory Number

A20120259020

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Photographic

Materials

Aluminum

Adhesive Tape

Steel

Dimensions

3-D: 90.8 × 6.3 × 6.3cm (2 ft. 11 3/4 in. × 2 1/2 in. × 2 1/2 in.)

Country of Origin

Canada

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv952cc90b6-03d1-4dcf-943c-4c9739d07336

Record ID

nasm_A20120259020