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 curved, almost ribbon-like shaped propeller made from strips of thin wood, glued together. In the center is a hole for attaching to a rotating shaft. The prop blades are more broad and are glued with thinner strips of wood.
Dimensions
3-D: 101 × 25.7 × 9.2cm (39 3/4 × 10 1/8 × 3 5/8 in.)
Storage (Aluminum pallet with fabric cover): 121.9 × 121.9 × 117.5cm, 98.9kg (48 × 48 × 46 1/4 in., 218lb.)
Materials
Unidentified wood
Inventory Number
A19821038000
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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