[Milsurplus] ARR 41 comes close to the $1000 mark

[J. Forster]

What year was the Connie outfitted?

The first INS flight was the SPIRE project at the MIT Instrumentation Labs
(now Draper Labs) in the early 1950s. I knew a number of guys who were on
that flight, but I think most have now passed.

Best,

-John

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>
> A nice looking but inop (blown fuse) example just sold on the Bay for
> $895.
>
> I lived in Venice CA during the 1980s and visited a junk store on Venice
> Blvd that had a big stack of ARR 41s in unmodified cndx with dynamotors
> and mech filters still inside. I think it was the remains of Arrow
> Electronics inventory. The price as $85 each which I thought was a bit
> high. The seller would not budge a penny on price unless I wanted to buy
> all of them. I passed. The store closed shortly after my visit. Wonder
> where they ended up?
>
> A schoolmate of mine was good friends with the owner of JJ Glass, a
> surplus electronics dealer in LA. We were treated like family when we
> visited the store and I got 50% off on the few items I could afford to
> buy. Too bad I was on a student budget back then. JJ Glass too closed soon
> after my visit.
>
> Saw a nice original ARR 41 installation in the Navy (WV1?) Super Connie
> that is on display at the old Chanute AFB in Rantoul Illinois. I have a
> photo of it somewhere and will post it when I find it. The most amazing
> bit of gear on that Connie was a VACUUM TUBE INS (Inertial Nav System). I
> had no idea they existed.
>
> 73
> AF6IM
>
>
>
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