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Airfoil Section, Langley

Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum, it is either on loan or in storage.

Airfoil Section, Langley

 

  • Summary

Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.

Manufacturer:   Smithsonian Institution

Date: 1887-1903

Country of Origin: United States of America

Dimensions:
3-D: 58.4 x 17.8 x 1cm (23 x 7 x 3/8 in.)

Materials:
Wood, Steel.

Physical Description:
Airfoil section used on Langley whirling arm. Parabolic curve with high point 3/4 inches (1.9 cm) back of leading edge and maximum depth of curvature 15/16 inches (2.4 cm). Steel insert in one end with threaded hole.


Inventory number: A19820661000