item details
NamePilot's navigation calculator
ProductionAmerican Airlines Inc.; creating agency; circa 1940s
Classificationcalculators
Materialsleather, plastic, paper
DimensionsOverall: 127mm (width), 165mm (height), 17mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH024741
Credit lineGift of the family of Captain James F Cane, 2015
Overview
This pilot's navigation calculator, also known as a flight computer, belonged to Jimmy Cane.
Jimmy Cane became one of New Zealand's most prominent and respected pilots. He worked for several small airlines in the early days of commercial aviation in New Zealand, including West Coast Airways and Cook Strait Airways, then went on to work for NAC and Air New Zealand.