Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date
1887-1903
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
EQUIPMENT-Test
Manufacturer
Smithsonian Institution
Physical Description
Double-coiled horizontal copper tubing. Two tube ends protrude from both the right and left sides in opposite directions. Both these tube endings taper off into a single tube configuration. This object shows a variation in piping size which is smaller. This is reflected in the original photograph in Langley's "Memoir of Mechanical Flight" as boiler type "T", featured in the "Boilers of Aerodromes" picture template. The object in question is the original object used in the Langley memoir photograph.
Dimensions
3-D: 44.1 x 24.1 x 10.8cm (17 3/8 x 9 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)
Storage: 50.8 x 32.7 x 12.1cm (20 x 12 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Materials
HAZMAT: Asbestos Textile
Copper Alloy
Steel
Inventory Number
A19820849000
Credit Line
Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
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