Object Details
- Model Maker
- Paul R. Robertson
- Physical Description
- Wood model of the Benoist Airboat of the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line which introduced the first commercial, scheduled, fixed-wing passenger service on 01/01/1914 in natural wings and beige fuselage color scheme. With pilot and passenger figures. 1:16 scale.
- Summary
- Benoist XIV
- For its St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line, St. Petersburg purchased a Model XIV from St. Louis aircraft manufacturer Thomas Benoist. The airplane could carry one passenger, who sat next to the pilot in the open cockpit. The Benoist was powered by a Roberts 75-horsepower, 6-cylinder, water-cooled engine.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Chambers of Commerce of St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida. Model by Paul R. Robertson
- 1938
- Inventory Number
- A19390024000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Aircraft
- Materials
- Wood
- Ferrous Alloy
- Organic Fiber Fabric
- Organic Fiber Thread
- Paint
- Putty
- Adhesive
- Copper Alloy
- Dimensions
- Model: 20.5 × 49 × 85cm (8 1/16 × 19 5/16 × 33 7/16 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_A19390024000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9ee43a3c1-fda1-4250-92a0-3e3edc1f7001
