Drag Balance, Wright, Reproduction

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Object Details

Physical Description

Reproduction of the drag balance used by the Wright brothers in their wind tunnel experiments in late 1901.

Inventory Number

V20030122001

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Scientific Devices

Materials

Overall: Metal

Dimensions

3-D: 22.9 x 15.2 x 19.1cm (9 x 6 x 7 1/2 in.)

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Exhibition

Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9730029d0-00f4-4bac-8530-e2a820c0f226

Record ID

nasm_V20030122001