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This object is on display in Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age

Object Details

Date

1953

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Model Maker

Charles H. Hubbell

Physical Description

Wood exhibit model of the 1901 Wright Glider biplane in overall natural color scheme. 1:16 scale. 1953.

Dimensions

Model: 9.5 × 26.7 × 41.9cm (3 3/4 × 10 1/2 × 16 1/2 in.)

Materials

Wood
Tissue
Coating

Inventory Number

A19540086000

Credit Line

Model by Charles H. Hubbell, 1953.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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