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

Early Flight

Object Details

Date

1909

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Model Maker

John Zimmerer

Physical Description

Wood and fabric display model of an 1896 experimental multiplane glider built by Octave Chanute. 1:4 scale. 1909.

Dimensions

Model: 45.7 × 81.3 × 127cm (1 ft. 6 in. × 2 ft. 8 in. × 4 ft. 2 in.)
Storage (Housing): 156.8 × 107 × 67.3cm (5 ft. 1 3/4 in. × 3 ft. 6 1/8 in. × 2 ft. 2 1/2 in.)

Materials

Wood (Balsa)
Organic Fiber Fabric
Oil Coating (on Fabric)
Ferrous Alloy
Adhesive
Organic Fiber Thread

Inventory Number

A19090002000

Credit Line

Model by John Zimmerer, 1909 Gift of Octave Chanute

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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