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
- Unidentified wood; Steel
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 86.7 × 8.9 × 9.2cm (34 1/8 × 3 1/2 × 3 5/8 in.)
- Storage (Aluminum pallet with fabric cover): 121.9 × 121.9 × 117.5cm, 98.9kg (48 × 48 × 46 1/4 in., 218lb.)
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Test
