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Cecil Peoli designed this rubber band-powered A-frame pusher flying model as a teenager in 1911. The Ideal Model Aeroplane and Supply Company of New York sold the popular racer design as a construction kit from 1912 until the early 1930s.

Display Status

This object is on display in Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

Object Details

Date

1977

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Model Maker

James J. Noonan

Physical Description

Balsa and tissue recreation of a Peoli A-Frame Pusher twp-peropeller, rubber band-powered, flying model in natural color scheme. 1977

Dimensions

3-D: 88.3 × 61.3 × 13.5cm (34 3/4 × 24 1/8 × 5 5/16 in.)

Materials

Balsa Wood
Tissue Paper
Adhesive
Rubber
Wood
Varnish
Natural Thread
Steel

Inventory Number

A19781604000

Credit Line

Gift of James J. Noonan

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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