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Automatic equilibrium device designed by Samuel Langley, and tested on the Langley Aerodrome Number 5, 1895.

Display Status

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

Boeing Aviation Hangar

Object Details

Date

1887-1903

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

EQUIPMENT-Test

Manufacturer

Smithsonian Institution

Physical Description

Automatic equilibrium device tested in 1895 on Langley Aerodrome Number 5.

Dimensions

3-D: 96.5 x 22.9 x 13.3cm (38 x 9 x 5 1/4 in.)

Materials

Overall: Metal

Inventory Number

A19820653000

Credit Line

Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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