Propeller, fixed-pitch, two-blade, wood, Langley Test Propellers
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Object Details
Date
1887-1903
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers
Manufacturer
Samuel P. Langley Physical Description
Propeller of the style used on Langley experimental flying model aircraft, 1896 to 1903. Construction is wooden frame, intended to be covered with frabic, metal hub. This one probably intended for aerodynamic testing only.
Dimensions
3-D (Overall): 62.9 × 17.1 × 6.3cm (2 ft. 3/4 in. × 6 3/4 in. × 2 1/2 in.) Materials
Wood
Varnish
Ferrous Alloy
Organic Fiber Fabric
Adhesive Inventory Number
A19780094000
Credit Line
Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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