Ferranti Ins
Thanks very much for the replies. Plugged FIN1110 into google and one result
was a Flight Global reference to an ad for the unit, where the pic looks just
like it. Doppler integration is also mentioned and there is a board in the
unit marked doppler, so I guess that confirms it. That sort of inertial mixing
is standard stuff now, but must have been bleeding edge at the time. It's
quite sad that the uk aviation industry, teeming with life in the 1960's, has
now been reduced to a pale shadow of it's former self.
Flight Global ref is third item down, search "Ferranti FIN1110"
All I need now is a manual, or at least the connector pinouts, though the control
head probably uses an (unknown) serial protocol, which complicates things. The ad
suggests that it may have been sold into civil markets, which may make it easier
to get info if it's < 30 years old. Any other comments from the group appreciated
as well.
Again, Thanks, another step on the way...
Regards,
Chris