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This object is on display in Hangar Overlook at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Hangar Overlook
Object Details
Date March 1, 1789 Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored Physical Description Uncolored etching of the aircraft suggested by Franceso Lana de Terzi (1631-1687), in Prodromo (1670). The four metal globes are evacuated so as to make the craft buoyant. The craft was never constructed and was beyond the technology of the period. The image is clipped from a 1789 edition of The European Magazine. 'Published by J. Sewell, Cornhill, 1st March 1789.' Dimensions 2-D - Unframed (H x W): 18.4 × 11.9cm (7 1/4 × 4 11/16 in.)
2-D - In Frame (H x W x D): 31.7cm × 25.4cm × 3.8cm (12 1/2 × 10 × 1 1/2 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140515000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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