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
Cylinder tank & attachment w/long, copper tube. Please refer to Model "F" (Alcohol Aeolipilies) "Langley Memoir of Mechanical Flight", p.57. pl 12". The object photographed for TMS is the same as the photographed object in Langley's memoirs.
Dimensions
3-D: 30.2 x 17.8 x 7cm (11 7/8 x 7 x 2 3/4 in.) Storage: 42.2 x 27.3 x 9.4cm (1ft 4 5/8in. x 10 3/4in. x 3 11/16in.)
Materials
Copper Alloy Mica
Inventory Number
A19820790000
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 For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use.