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Swatch of original fabric from the 1911 Wright EX Vin Fiz, flown by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, on the first U.S. transcontinental flight. It is authenticated and signed by Charles E. Talyor, the mechanic on the flight.

Display Status

This object is on display in Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age

Object Details

Date

1911

Type

CRAFT-Aircraft Parts

Other

Charles E. Taylor

Physical Description

Swatch of original fabric from the 1911 Wright EX Vin Fiz, flown by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, on the first U.S. transcontinental flight. It is authenticated and signed by Charles E. Talyor, the mechanic on the flight. The words are written on the fabric with a typewriter and the signature is with a blue ink pen. Fabric was found in an envelope with the logo and address of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences, with a hand-written description and provenance of the artifact written on it.

Dimensions

2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Fabric): 10.2 × 14cm (4 in. × 5 1/2 in.)
2-D - Unframed (H x W) (Plastic Sleeve): 11.5 × 15.5cm (4 1/2 × 6 1/8 in.)

Materials

Overall: Muslin, unfinished

Inventory Number

A20030162000

Credit Line

Found in collection. Donor unknown at this time. Found on NASM premises.

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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