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·JB CHAMPION U.S.A. NASA BRACELET and NASA HOOK AND LOOP STRAP
worn by the crew of a SR71 spy plane with Prince Charles
The SR-71 Blackbird had a two-man crew consisting of a Pilot in the front seat and a Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO) in the rear seat.
Pilot:
Responsible for flying the aircraft, managing the engines, and navigation.
RSO:
Responsible for operating the complex reconnaissance sensors, cameras, and electronic surveillance systems, as well as managing defensive countermeasures. The RSO also acted as the mission commander.
Cockpit panel-mounted clocks -
A12 and SR71 cockpits housed Accutron movements T10 or 214-based instrument clocks that were wired directly into the aircraft's power system and designed for instrument panel integration
The Caliber 214 architecture was the standard for both personal and instrument timing in the A-12/SR-71 programs (as well as NASA's Gemini and Apollo missions), the 214HN designation applies exclusively to the Accutron Astronaut GMT wristwatches issued to pilots.
The CIA officially issued the Bulova Accutron Astronaut caliber 214HN to A-12 pilots because its unique tuning fork movement Caliber 214HN could withstand the extreme G-forces and high temperatures generated by the aircraft's Mach 3+ flight, conditions that caused traditional mechanical watches with balance springs to fail or become inaccurate.
Specific Model - 1966 (M6) production run
The 214HN movement denotes the "Hacking" feature and was used exclusively in American-made Astronaut models. The 1966 batch was part of the generation issued to A-12 pilots and later SR-71 Blackbird pilots.
worn by the crew of a SR71 spy plane with Prince Charles
The SR-71 Blackbird had a two-man crew consisting of a Pilot in the front seat and a Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO) in the rear seat.
Pilot:
Responsible for flying the aircraft, managing the engines, and navigation.
RSO:
Responsible for operating the complex reconnaissance sensors, cameras, and electronic surveillance systems, as well as managing defensive countermeasures. The RSO also acted as the mission commander.
Cockpit panel-mounted clocks -
A12 and SR71 cockpits housed Accutron movements T10 or 214-based instrument clocks that were wired directly into the aircraft's power system and designed for instrument panel integration
The Caliber 214 architecture was the standard for both personal and instrument timing in the A-12/SR-71 programs (as well as NASA's Gemini and Apollo missions), the 214HN designation applies exclusively to the Accutron Astronaut GMT wristwatches issued to pilots.
The CIA officially issued the Bulova Accutron Astronaut caliber 214HN to A-12 pilots because its unique tuning fork movement Caliber 214HN could withstand the extreme G-forces and high temperatures generated by the aircraft's Mach 3+ flight, conditions that caused traditional mechanical watches with balance springs to fail or become inaccurate.
Specific Model - 1966 (M6) production run
The 214HN movement denotes the "Hacking" feature and was used exclusively in American-made Astronaut models. The 1966 batch was part of the generation issued to A-12 pilots and later SR-71 Blackbird pilots.
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