Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Smithsonian Institution
- Physical Description
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
- 1887-1903
- Inventory Number
- A19820625000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers
- Materials
- Unidentified wood, Steel
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- 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_A19820625000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90af51d3d-b697-4a57-8bf2-892a02679d34
