Catalogue No: | C0031 |
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Category: | Head-Up Display [HUD] |
Object Type: | Module/Sub-Assembly/Component |
Object Name: | Type 80 HUD Optical Module |
Part No: | 229 SKD 15145 |
Serial No: | 101/68 |
Manufacturer: | Wray (Optical Works) |
Division: | Unknown |
Platform(s): | |
Year of Manufacture: | 1968 |
Dimensions: |
Width (mm): 108 Height (mm): 139 Depth (mm): 120 Weight (g): 1,968 |
Location: | Rack RAA13 (HUD DU Parts) [Mezzanine Store] |
[80 Seri]es Projection Unit
Type No. 229 SKD 15145
Ref. No.
Ser. No. 101/68
Made in England
A new generation HUD, the Type 80 was introduced by Elliotts for the civil market in July 1968 and proposed for a number of British and European transport aircraft. The equipment comprised the Pilot's Display Unit, a Display Computer (waveform generator) and various ancillary units which together formed the instrumentation system.
The introduction of a laminar-beam CRT reduced the size of the Projection unit. The problem of the different symbol formats that were certain to arise between different airlines was accommodated by altering a single matrix board. Full self-monitoring was included and self-test to line replaceable unit level gave acceptable integrity.
The concept was essentially modular to allow installation in a wide variety of aircraft. An artists impression of a Type 80 installation in a VC10 shows the Projection assembly located above the pilot's head with a glareshield mounted Combiner. This was the type of installation actually used in the Varsity whereas the Belfast was entirely glareshield mounted. However only 3 of these Type 80 HUDs were delivered.
This item is the optical relay assembly and was probably made by Wray Optic in Bromley.