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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 J. Newcomb

Physical Description

Wood and tissue exhibit model of the Wright Type A single engine, two propeller, pusher, biplane which Wilbur demonstrated in France in 1908, in overall natural cloth and silver framework color scheme. 1:16 Scale. 1953.

Dimensions

Model: 15.2 × 56 × 77.5cm (6 in. × 22 1/16 in. × 30 1/2 in.)

Materials

Wood
Tissue
Coating

Inventory Number

A19540111000

Credit Line

Model built by Charles Newcomb

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Restrictions & Rights

Open Access (CCO)
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