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
Small copper tank w/circular tubing. (NOTE: original label associates object with Alcohol Aeolipile). Please refer to Langley's Memoir of Mechancial Flight, Vol. 27, No. 3, Page 34 for photo reference.
Dimensions
3-D: 22.9 × 19.1 × 16.2cm (9 in. × 7 1/2 in. × 6 3/8 in.)
Storage: 31.1 × 23.5 × 19.7cm (1 ft. 1/4 in. × 9 1/4 in. × 7 3/4 in.)
Materials
Copper Alloy
Solder (May Contain Lead)
Inventory Number
A19820794000
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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