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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

Overall: Laminated Wood; Hub plate: Brass; Hub and Shaft Hole Reinforcement: Steel.
Small propeller used for aerodynamic testing only. Not used for flight trials on aircraft or models. Constructed from narrow wooden strips glued together similar to boat planking and then sanded to a smooth airfoil cross section. Tips reinforced with cloth. Hub reinforced with a 1/16 inch (0.2 cm) thick metal plate mounted with screws, on one side only. Shaft hole reinforced with metal tube.
Coating: Original Varnish

Dimensions

3-D (Length x Diameter): 69.5 × 22.2cm (2 ft. 3 3/8 in. × 8 3/4 in.)
Storage: 74 × 27.3 × 15.2cm (2 ft. 5 1/8 in. × 10 3/4 in. × 6 in.)

Materials

Wood
Varnish
Copper Alloy
Ferrous Alloy
Ink
Fabric
Adhesive
Possible Chalk

Inventory Number

A19820637000

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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