E6B (was Re: VERY good weekend)

From: Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Thu Jun 13 14:16:52 2002

On Thu, 13 Jun 2002, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> --- Doc <doc_at_mdrconsult.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > So, E6B is a type designation, right? Not a model name?
>
> I always thought of it as a model name, but not a model specific to a
> vendor; does that make it a type designation? It's probably a former
> military designator for some original COMPUTER, FLIGHT, MODEL E6B or
> some such, but that's just a guess.

  From the Telex E-6B manual:

  "Originally designed by the late Lt. Philip Dalton, USNR, the E-6B
computer was adopted by the Army Air Corp in 1942 and has appeared on
the civilian market under different labels and variations. It has since
been adopted by the U.S. Navy and now by the U.S. Army for helicopter
pilots."

  Also, on the "type designation" question, while reading the friendly
manual (which covers 3 models - FDF-51A/57/60) I also found a reference
to "the Telex type E-6B Dead Reckoning Computer".

> > To be fair, they sell a really sweet-looking metal model too.
>
> It is sweet, but it costs a lot more than the pasteboard one.

  Only about $30. I may just be a snob, but I have a real problem with
cardboard anything that's meant to be used more than once.


        Doc
Received on Thu Jun 13 2002 - 14:16:52 BST