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Langley Quarter-scale Aerodrome
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Langley Quarter-scale Aerodrome

Smithsonian Institution · 1903 · Fuselage: Steel Tubing

From the collection of National Air and Space Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Unpiloted, tandem-wing experimental aircraft built and tested by Samuel P. Langley, powered by a five-cylinder radial internal combustion gasoline engine of about 3.2 horsepower, turning two pusher propellers via geared transmission system. Silk covering. Natural fabric finish; no sealant or paint of any kind.

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Credit lineLangley Quarter-scale Aerodrome. 1903. Smithsonian Institution. National Air and Space Museum, Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum. CC0.

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