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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: 61 x 14.9 x 5.1cm (24 x 5 7/8 x 2 in.)
Storage: 68.9 x 41.6 x 6.7cm (27 1/8 x 16 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.)

Materials:
Unidentified wood; Original Varnish

Physical Description:
Airfoil section used on Langley whirling arm. Perfect arc with maximum depth of curvature 1 3/4 inches (4.4 cm) with preservative coating.


Inventory number: A19820666000