This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
1887-1903
United States of America
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Smithsonian Institution
Thickly-coiled horizontal copper tubing. Three tube ends protrude from both sides. Please note: This is the original object photographed in Langley's "Memoir of Mechanical Flight" as boiler type "L", featured in the "Boilers of Aerodromes" picture template.
Stored with A19820840000
3-D: 39.7 x 10.2 x 8.3cm (15 5/8 x 4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Storage: 50.6 x 41.8 x 13.3cm (1ft 7 15/16in. x 1ft 4 7/16in. x 5 1/4in.)
Copper Alloy
A19820843000
Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
National Air and Space Museum
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