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
PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers
Smithsonian Institution
Overall: Laminated Wood; Hub plate: Steel; Hub and Shaft Hole Reinforcement: Steel; Coating: Original Varnish. 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. Hub reinforced with a 1/16 inch (0.2cm) thick metal plate mounted with screws, on one side only. Shaft hole reinforced with metal tube.
Rotor/Propeller: 60.3 x 14 x 17.8cm (23 3/4 in. x 5 1/2 in. x 7 in.)
Storage: 64.14 x 27.31 x 15.24cm (2ft 1 1/4in. x 10 3/4in. x 6in.)
Unidentified wood, Steel
A19820625000
Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
National Air and Space Museum
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