Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date
1961
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
MODELS-Aircraft
Model Maker
Gustav Genzlinger
Physical Description
Wood, metal and cloth exhibit model of the 1714 Emanuel Swedenborg conceptual flying machine with oval-shaped lifting surface and flappers for propulsion. 1/16 scale. 1961.
Dimensions
Model: 47 × 116.8 × 88.9cm (18 1/2 in. × 46 in. × 35 in.)
Materials
Wood - framework, pilot
Metal - fittings
Cloth - covering
Inventory Number
A19620060000
Credit Line
Model by Gustav Genzlinger Gift of the Swedenborg Foundation
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Open Access (CCO)
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