Indicator, Attitude Director (ADI), Space Shuttle, Columbia

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Lear Siegler Inc.

Summary

This attitude-director indicator (ADI) instrument was removed from the Space Shuttle Columbia during its upgrade to an electronic "glass cockpit" in 2000. The instrument gave the crew attitude information as well as attitude rate and attitude errors. The orbiter's attitude was displayed on an enclosed ball ("eight ball") that was gimbaled and marked with numbers indicating angles. The ball moved in response to software-generated inputs to depict the orbiter's attitude in pitch, yaw and roll.

NASA transferred the set of Columbia's old cockpit instruments to the Museum in 2005.

Credit Line

Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Inventory Number

A20050413000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Instruments & Payloads

Materials

Stainless steel, aluminum, anodized aluminum, paint, metal, plastic, Velcro

Dimensions

3-D: 15.2 x 26 x 15.2cm (6 x 10 1/4 x 6 in.)

3-D (Case): 22.9 x 41.3 x 22.9cm (9 x 16 1/4 x 9 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96eb6dfb9-e726-4ee2-9bb6-551d3566f71b

Record ID

nasm_A20050413000