Object Details
- Other
- Charles E. Taylor
- Physical Description
- Swatch of original fabric from the 1911 Wright EX Vin Fiz, flown by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, on the first U.S. transcontinental flight. It is authenticated and signed by Charles E. Talyor, the mechanic on the flight. The words are written on the fabric with a typewriter and the signature is with a blue ink pen. Fabric was found in an envelope with the logo and address of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, with a hand-written description and provenance of the artifact written on it.
- Summary
- Swatch of original fabric from the 1911 Wright EX Vin Fiz, flown by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, on the first U.S. transcontinental flight. It is authenticated and signed by Charles E. Talyor, the mechanic on the flight.
- Credit Line
- Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.
- 1911
- Inventory Number
- A20030162000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- CRAFT-Aircraft Parts
- Materials
- Overall: Muslin, unfinished
- Dimensions
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Fabric): 10.2 × 14cm (4 in. × 5 1/2 in.)
- 2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Plastic Sleeve): 11.5 × 15.5cm (4 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)
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- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A20030162000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9417d17f0-271c-419b-b7e9-dacdab763ca6
