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

Single-coiled, double-row tubing with two-pipe openings on one side only. This object represents the newer design of utilizing two rows of tubing that is reflected in the original photos in Langley's "Memoir of Mechanical Flight" (Boilers of Aerodromes). The tubing is now separated, instead of beng coiled closely together, as in earlier designs. This indicates utilization of boilers in larger aerodromes and attention to better efficiency in circulating liquids.
Stored with A19820857000

Dimensions

3-D: 46.8 x 15.9 x 9cm (18 7/16 x 6 1/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Storage: 56.5 x 53 x 12.4cm (1ft 10 1/4in. x 1ft 8 7/8in. x 4 7/8in.)

Materials

Copper Alloy

Inventory Number

A19820856000

Credit Line

Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

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