DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM
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DATAMATH CALCULATOR MUSEUM |
Hughes Helicopters avstar by Texas Instruments
| Date of introduction: | 1980 | Display technology: | LCD |
| New price: | Display size: | 8 | |
| Size: | 5.3" x 2.9" x
0.35" 134 x 74 x 9 mm3 |
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| Weight: | 2.9 ounces, 82 grams | Serial No: | 0053851 |
| Batteries: | 2*LR43 | Date of manufacture: | wk 24 year 1981 |
| AC-Adapter: | Origin of manufacture: | USA (ATD) | |
| Precision: | 11 | Integrated circuits: | TP0328 |
| Memories: | 1 | ||
| Program steps: | Courtesy of: | Joerg Woerner | |
| Download manual: | 
(US: 8.6M Bytes) |
This
Hughes Helicopters "Flight Computer" gives you an example of using existing
products like the TI-35 for other purposes. We know
similar approaches from the insurance business (view the TI-58
manufactured for Lloyd) but this one uses a specialized integrated circuit to
perform different computations and conversions:
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Alt/AS: Calibrated, True Airspeed, Pressure,
Density Altitude • WIND: Wind Speed, Direction, Course and Heading • TSD: Time-Speed-Distance, Distance and fuel consumption • CMP: Computes in the above modes the different values • CNV: Convert between US and SI-units • T: Time calculations |
The development of this product was done by Jeppesen Sanderson, view the original product here.
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If you have additions to the above article please email: joerg@datamath.org.
© Joerg Woerner, October 28, 2012. No reprints without written permission.