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
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
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