Object Details
- Model Maker
- Stewart Geigen
- Physical Description
- Wood exhibit model of a U.S. Army Air Corps Curtiss JN-4H mailplane in overall tan with olive drab nose color scheme. 1:16 scale.
- Summary
- Curtiss JN-4H
- The Curtiss JN-4H was the first aircraft used in regular service by the Post Office. Popularly known as "Jennys," JN 4Hs were conventional Army trainers equipped with a Hispano-Suiza 150-horsepower engine. They could carry 63 kilograms (140 pounds) of mail 400 kilometers (250 miles) at a cruising speed of 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour.
- Gift of Stewart Geigen
- Credit Line
- Model by Stewart Geigen
- 1936
- Inventory Number
- A19370033000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Aircraft
- Materials
- Wood
- Paint
- Plastic
- Ferrous Alloy
- Natural Fiber Threads
- Rubber
- Adhesive
- Non-Magnetic Metal
- Dimensions
- Model: 15 × 54 × 82.6cm (5 7/8 in. × 1 ft. 9 1/4 in. × 2 ft. 8 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- America by Air
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19370033000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b7401981-2784-4550-85a0-f6d13a368904
