Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
Date: 1887-1903
Country of Origin: United States of America
Dimensions:
Rotor/Propeller: 100 x 16.4 x 27.9cm (39 3/8 in. x 6 7/16 in. x 11 in.)
Storage: 106.7 x 32.4 x 20.8cm (42 x 12 3/4 x 8 3/16 in.)
Materials:
Steel; Unidentified wood; Doped fabric
Physical Description:
Propeller of the style used on Langley experimental flying model aircraft, 1896 to 1903. Construction is wooden frame covered with frabic, metal hub. On one side, supporting post at center with two guy wires going out to corner of each tip. This one probably used for aerodynamic testing only.
