Ke Alakai o Hawaii, Volume VI, Number 8, 22 Iune 1933 — MOUNTING FOR AERIAL GAMERA AIOS OPERATOR [ARTICLE]

MOUNTING FOR AERIAL GAMERA AIOS OPERATOR

Baiminating many of the hasards to whieh the aerial photographer is exposed, a mouniing for the 8&-pound camera ■used in takiīig pictures from the air has been produced. The mountmg also dampens motor vibration to prevent. blurring of pctures. Hie device consists of of a loop iof flexWe fabric and rubber cord suspended in a U-shaped metal fn*me. it Js instaUed on the £U£i XQ£>unting that is

equ*pment on U, S. arobservatioi3. planes. The eone i$ iAse r ?,ted iu the ,|fexible loop and ioeki i by atof the _renjpva le eone Tiiis loop, allows the to be swung in. t »U 4itections, in additiozi to re,suepg vibration. ' * B4|Qre the wimiim was -desigi?gd by Serg. Alfred W. PooLe,. of air c»rps, photo <ttvislo*i, the aenal camej.aman wss f,Qrc 7 ā,to Qbligye phptsgra.phs in "the h±s bo4y, , ; of' the " propeß.'er.- lfsusHy, the pho- ' ! togra|>fīer discar'dēd safety belt ■ and ofetain greater free<Ī6m' so there was a, |'fē&T"risk of losing both • photogtapHer and camera if Mie plane strucf a violent bimip. r in Gcrma?X $oiwS vaults and over a light soarce r &c&Hses all but the in- , vi4l% ai'e dii-ected Wheu ihis by someone cros§iug an alami is SQH»d§s,, ,TJmiav.4sible rays oan ,injxror, so that their direetioa ean be altered al will. *" i -"=•.- ;tauas3aijfc -v- — 13 in One One large dfial and 12 smaller oaes are cofttaiced ln an eleetric ck>ck, qaa<te iJy a Nebraska prie§t igip4 that eaeli dial givei ,tKe «me~ In as n\aai different parte of th« world.