Thursday, November 14, 2019

Vintage 1952 Leiman Vacuum Pump General Electric Avionic Aircraft Altimeter Test








The pump was used with a vacuum chamber to calibrate aircraft altimiters and aircraft rate of climb indicators 
The data plate reads LEIMAN BROTHERS INC Newark NJ
 Manufactured Jan 1952 LEIMAN VACUUM PUMP 

Capacity 3.6 cfm 10” Hg Vac Model NO 26-1 1/2 
Driven by General Electric Motor 
Model 5KH43AB1205 1/4 HP Continuous Speed Rating 
1725 RPM 115 VAC 5.0 Amp 60 Cy, Single Phase