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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
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. 1909. 1/4 scale. 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 Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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