Indicator, Surface Position (SPI), Space Shuttle, Columbia

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Bendix Corp.

Summary

This surface position indicator (SPI) instrument was removed from the Space Shuttle Columbia during its upgrade to an electronic "glass cockpit" in 1999-2000. It displays the actual and commanded positions of the elevons, body flap, rudder, aileron and speed brake. The SPI instrument is active during entry and landing and during the entry portion of emergency return-to-launch site phases of flight.

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

A20050397000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

SPACECRAFT-Crewed-Instruments & Payloads

Materials

Anodized aluminum, cast aluminum, paint, Velcro, plastic, adhesive

Dimensions

3-D: 17.8 x 22.9 x 9.5cm (7 x 9 x 3 3/4 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/nv908e8d4b4-b74e-46b9-bc18-3ee3db4fe6cc

Record ID

nasm_A20050397000