This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
1887-1903
United States of America
EQUIPMENT-Test
Smithsonian Institution
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.
3-D: 88.9 x 14 x 10.8cm (35 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)
Storage: 101.28 x 25.08 x 13.34cm (3ft 3 7/8in. x 9 7/8in. x 5 1/4in.)
Unidentified Wood
Steel
A19820996000
Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
National Air and Space Museum
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