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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