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Display Status

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

Early Flight

Object Details

Date

1954

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Model Maker

Roderic Davis

Physical Description

Wood and metal display model of a Wright Type E single inline engine, single pusher propeller, wheeled, biplane in an overall gray color scheme. 1:16 Scale. 1954.

Dimensions

3-D (overall): 52.4 × 61 × 13cm (1 ft. 8 5/8 in. × 2 ft. × 5 1/8 in.)

Materials

Wood
Paint
Fabric
Adhesive
Ferrous Alloy
Plastic
Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy

Inventory Number

A19540054000

Credit Line

Model by Roderic Davis, 1953.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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