Langley Test Propeller
Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Smithsonian Institution
- Physical Description
- Propeller of the style used on Langley experimental flying model aircraft, 1896 to 1903. Construction is metal frame covered with fabric. Mounted on a 4-inch (10.2 cm) long shaft, free spinning. This one probably used for aerodynamic testing only.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
- 1887-1903
- Inventory Number
- A19820658000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers
- Materials
- Cotton
- Dope
- Wood
- Copper Alloy
- Steel
- Dimensions
- Rotor/Propeller: 62.2 x 17.1 x 5.1 x 0.6 x 10.2cm (24 1/2 in. x 6 3/4 in. x 2 in. x 1/4 in. x 4 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19820658000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9af58a4b3-eb51-479d-a7b1-e09c70313c97
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