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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Type ART-Prints, Original Medium Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored Artist Merché
 Physical Description Uncolored etching of a diagram for a balloon. The balloon has large fins (idenitified as fabric wings-ailes de tafettas) at the top of the balloon and below the basket. There is also a large paddle attached to the basket. Letters on the diagram correspond to the key in the top left corner. Key and descriptions are in French. The design was the basis for a model constructed by Francois-Joseph Plancq, and presented to a magristrate of Lille on November 16, 1785. Dimensions Mat: 40.6 × 33cm (16 × 13 in.)
Unmatted: 36.2 × 25.2cm (14 1/4 × 9 15/16 in.)
 Inventory Number A20140567000 Credit Line Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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