Display Status
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date
1887-1903
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
EQUIPMENT-Test
Manufacturer
Smithsonian Institution
Physical Description
A single, solid block of wood which slopes up to a point, then begins a shorter, downward slant. This construction allows thin pieces of wood used for ribbing experimental aerodromes to be shaped to contour wing design. With this block are smaller pieces of thin wood which have been secured since Langley's time to the block.
Dimensions
3-D: 34.6 x 7.6 x 7.3cm (13 5/8 x 3 x 2 7/8 in.)
Storage: 44.45 x 15.88 x 9.53cm (1ft 5 1/2in. x 6 1/4in. x 3 3/4in.)
Materials
Wood
Steel
Inventory Number
A19820984000
Credit Line
Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
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