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Display Status

This object is on display in Early Flight at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Early Flight

Object Details

Date

ca. 1871

Country of Origin

France

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Physical Description

Rubber-powered model consisiting of central wood support with pointed-tip wing and horizontal and vertical tail surfaces, with rubber band-powered propeller at the rear, used in early aeronautical research; ca. 1871.

Dimensions

Model: 7.5 × 50 × 45.8cm (2 15/16 × 19 11/16 × 18 1/16 in.)

Materials

Wood
Adhesive
Silk
Ferrous Alloy
Non-Magnetic Metal
Paint

Inventory Number

A19300017000

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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