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Model, Static, Aerodrome Model #13, Langley

Object Details

Physical Description
Rubber band-powered monoplane with one tractor and one pusher propeller at either end of the paper tube fuselage. Design has no tail. Paper tube fuselage is glossy dark brown in color from the shellac. Front propeller is missing one blade.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Manufacturer
Smithsonian Institution
Date
1887-1903
Credit Line
Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
Materials
Paper; Unidentified wood; Cellulose Nitrate; Brass; Iron alloy; Copper alloy; Doped fabric; Rubber
Dimensions
Storage: 101 x 67.3 x 8.9cm (39 3/4 x 26 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Model: 7 x 86.7 x 62.2cm (2 3/4 x 34 1/8 x 24 1/2 in.)
Storage (Aluminum pallet with fabric dust cover): 211.5 × 153 × 115.6cm, 191.4kg (83 1/4 × 60 1/4 × 45 1/2 in., 422lb.)
Type
MODELS-Aircraft
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