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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 MODELS-Aircraft Manufacturer Smithsonian Institution
 Physical Description Rubber band-powered monoplane with one tractor and one pusher propeller at either end of the paper tube fuselage. Design has no tail. Paper tube fuselage is glossy dark brown in color from the shellac. Front propeller is missing one blade. Dimensions Storage: 101 x 67.3 x 8.9cm (39 3/4 x 26 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Model: 7 x 86.7 x 62.2cm (2 3/4 x 34 1/8 x 24 1/2 in.)
Storage (Aluminum pallet with fabric dust cover): 211.5 × 153 × 115.6cm, 191.4kg (83 1/4 × 60 1/4 × 45 1/2 in., 422lb.)
 Materials Paper; Unidentified wood; Cellulose Nitrate; Brass; Iron alloy; Copper alloy; Doped fabric; Rubber
 Inventory Number A19820581000 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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