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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
Date 1887-1903 Country of Origin United States of America Type PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers Manufacturer Smithsonian Institution
 Physical Description Propeller of the style used on Langley experimental flying model aircraft, 1896 to 1903. Construction is wooden frame covered with frabic, metal hub. On one side, supporting post at center with two guy wires going out to corner of each tip. This one probably used for aerodynamic testing only. Dimensions Rotor/Propeller: 100 x 16.4 x 27.9cm (39 3/8 in. x 6 7/16 in. x 11 in.)
Storage: 106.7 x 32.4 x 20.8cm (42 x 12 3/4 x 8 3/16 in.)
Storage (Aluminum pallet with fabric cover): 152.4 × 213.4 × 152.4cm, 238.6kg (60 × 84 × 60 in., 526lb.)
 Materials Steel; Unidentified wood; Doped fabric
 Inventory Number A19820651000 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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