Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer

The ADS-B Capstone GDL-90 was the first practical Universal Access ransceiver

(UAT) or datalink transceiver. The GDL-90 broadcasts position and aircraft performance data while receiving air traffic and weather data. ADS-B equipment is now required in all U.S. aircraft.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Thomas W. Haas We All Fly at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Thomas W. Haas We All Fly
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type AVIONICS-Electronic/Satellite Navigation Manufacturer Garmin International Inc.
United Parcel Service Aviation Technologies
 Physical Description Capstone ADS-B Ground Based Transceiver (GBT) Dimensions 3-D: 48.3 x 38.1 x 13.3cm, 7.6kg (19 x 15 x 5 1/4 in., 16 13/16lb.)
 Materials Aluminum
Paint
Plastic
Steel
Plastic
Adhesive
Ink
 Inventory Number A20070051000 Credit Line Transfer Federal Aviation Administration. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
For more information, visit the Smithsonians Terms of Use.