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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 A large, complex, but damaged, dented, and bent assembly of boilers, surrounded by copper tubing. Large, hoizontal boilers measure 1 3/4" (H) x 1 3/4" (W) x 16.5" (L). These boilers are connected on both end by bent, copper, tubes. This object seems experimental. No original picture references can be found at present. The object's size indicates an evolution of bigger experimental aerodrome models. Dimensions 3-D (1): 43.2 x 11.1 x 4.1cm (17 x 4 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
3-D (2): 46.4 x 27.3 x 17.5cm (18 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.)
Storage: 52.1 x 51.4 x 22.5cm (1ft 8 1/2in. x 1ft 8 1/4in. x 8 7/8in.)
 Materials Copper Alloy
 Inventory Number A19820853000 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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