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Fabric, Aircraft, "1903 Wright Flyer"

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    Unbleached muslin; overal dimensions 12 ft. 1 in. X 12 ft. 4 in. Eleven internal wing rib pockets on inside of lower surface, 34 in long X 2 in. wide, pockets 11 inches apart. Trailing edge seam for holding trailing edge wire 3/4 in. wide, with slots for wing ribs to protrude and be tied to wire. Screw holes where wing strut fittings attached to rear spar and leading edge, upper and lower surface, four holes for each fitting. Tac holes in leading edge. Various spots and stains over the entire surface of the fabric.

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Dane Penland

Date Created

07/14/2014

Source

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, National Air and Space Museum Original Photography, NASM Acc. 2012-0026

Keywords

Aeronautics; Wright Flyer (Airplane); Airplane fabrics

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National Air and Space Museum 650 Jefferson Drive SW
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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151

703-572-4118

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