Object Details
- Physical Description
- A single, solid block of wood which slopes up to a point, then begins a shorter, downward slant. This construction allows thin pieces of wood used for ribbing experimental aerodromes to be shaped to contour wing design.
- 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
- Wood
- Varnish
- Ferrous Alloy
- Dimensions
- 3-D (Overall): 101.6 × 12.7 × 9.5cm (3 ft. 4 in. × 5 in. × 3 3/4 in.)
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Test
