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Physical Studio TFD1412-2021 Process and Production 1 Janet Smith

Contents: Please note this is a sample only The brief 1 Initial investigation 2- 3 Ferdinand Leger 4- 5 Wydam Lewis 6- 7 Edwards Bayer 8- 9 Final selectied artist 10 - 12 Initial responses Final draft alphabet Artist name Type size example Greyscale

Leger

The original “Pipsqueak” used by the RAF was known as the Master Contactor, basically a clockwork mechanism in a small wooden box, using sponge rubber (I think it was called “Sorbo rubber” then) to absorb engine vibration so as to give the clockwork a reasonable life between overhauls. This box, which was only about 6 or 7 inches square, was located out of sight behind the pilot’s seat in such aircraft as Hurricanes, etc, and was connected to the original TR.9 R/T set (and later to the VHF versions - TR.1143 I think) by a cable which included an on/off switch accessible to the pilot.

This mechanism was supposed to be synchronised just prior to take off with the exact time being used by the relevant local Sector orgainsation, so that all formations in the air would be in “perfect harmony”. As the clockwork was running continuously, the pilot could activate the circuit at will, with the leader of each formation normally having his Master Contactor operating continuously as well.

The whole point of the Contactor was that for 14 seconds of each minute the clockwork would automatically permit the transmission of a fairly high “squeak” on a given frequency (I think the early

TR.9s only had two) and because the timing of the transmission of each formation was on a different section of the clock, up to four formations could be similtaneously transmitting their individual signal without interferring with one another, with a 2 second “silence” being (in theory) provided between transmissions from four individual formation leaders. These transmissions (“squeaks”) were picked up by very directional manually operated aerials at strategically located positions in each sector, and at least three of the bearings thus obtained were then passed by contunuously open phone lines to “Tri-angulation Stations” where approximate po-

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Bayer

The original “Pipsqueak” used by the RAF was known as the Master Contactor, basically a clockwork mechanism in a small wooden box, using sponge rubber (I think it was called “Sorbo rubber” then) to absorb engine vibration so as to give the clockwork a reasonable life between overhauls. This box, which was only about 6 or 7 inches square, was located out of sight behind the pilot’s seat in such aircraft as Hurricanes, etc, and was connected to the original TR.9 R/T set (and later to the VHF versions - TR.1143 I think) by a cable which included an on/off switch accessible to the pilot.

This mechanism was supposed to be synchronised just prior to take off with the exact time being used by the relevant local Sector orgainsation, so that all formations in the air would be in “perfect harmony”. As the clockwork was running continuously, the pilot could activate the circuit at will, with the leader of each formation normally having his Master Contactor operating continuously as well.

The whole point of the Contactor was that for 14 seconds of each minute the clockwork would automatically permit the transmission of a fairly high “squeak” on a given frequency (I think the early

Herbert Bayer

“Just as typography is human speech translated into what can be read, so photography is the translation of reality into a readable image”.

The original “Pipsqueak” used by the RAF was known as the Master Contactor, basically a clockwork mechanism in a small wooden box, using sponge rubber (I think it was called “Sorbo rubber” then) to absorb engine vibration so as to give the clockwork a reasonable life between overhauls. This box, which was only about 6 or 7 inches square, was located out of sight behind the pilot’s seat in such aircraft as Hurricanes, etc, and was connected to the original TR.9 R/T set (and later to the VHF versions - TR.1143 I think) by a cable which included an on/off switch accessible to the pilot.

The original “Pipsqueak” used by the RAF was known as the Master Contactor, basically a clockwork mechanism in a small wooden box, using sponge rubber (I think it was called “Sorbo rubber” then) to absorb engine vibration so as to give the clockwork a reasonable life between overhauls. This box, which was only about 6 or 7 inches square, was located out of sight behind the pilot’s seat in such aircraft as Hurricanes, etc, and was connected to the original TR.9 R/T set (and later to the VHF versions - TR.1143 I think) by a cable which included an on/off switch accessible to the pilot.

The original “Pipsqueak” used by the RAF was known as the Master Contactor, basically a clockwork mechanism in a small wooden box, using sponge rubber (I think it was called “Sorbo rubber” then) to absorb engine vibration so as to give the clockwork a reasonable life between overhauls. This box, which was only about 6 or 7 inches square, was located out of sight behind the pilot’s seat in such aircraft as Hurricanes, etc, and was connected to the original TR.9 R/T set (and later to the VHF versions - TR.1143 I think) by a cable which included an on/ off switch accessible to the pilot.

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The original “Pipsqueak” used by the RAF was known as the Master Contactor, basically a clockwork mechanism in a small wooden box, using sponge rubber (I think it was called “Sorbo rubber” then) to absorb engine vibration so as to give the clockwork a reasonable life between overhauls. This box, which was only about 6 or 7 inches square, was located out of sight behind the pilot’s seat in such aircraft as Hurricanes, etc, and was connected to the original TR.9 R/T set (and later to the VHF versions - TR.1143 I think) by a cable which included an on/off switch accessible to the pilot.