RAC47 Wind Indicator
FILES
Dublin Core
Title
RAC47 Wind Indicator
Description
This is a close-up view of the tetrahedron wind-direction indicator installed at Woodrum Field. The device allowed pilots to visually determine the wind direction prior to landing in order to choose the best runway. The device became obsolete as aircraft avionics provided more information to pilots in the cockpit.
Date
Circa 1945
Contributor
Courtesy of Marshall Harris
Identifier
RAC47
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Digital tiff
Collection
Citation
“RAC47 Wind Indicator,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed July 22, 2024, http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/RAC47.