Model, Static, Curtiss Hydroaeroplane

Full view of a brown model biplane with light brown struts and a gray engine. The skid is modified for landing on water, and there is a gray figurine of a man in the pilot's seat.

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Object Details

Model Maker

Paul R. Robertson

Physical Description

Wood display model of the Curtiss Hydroaeroplane single pusher "V" engine, single-seat, biplane, floatplane, in natural finish with gray floats. With pilot figure. 1:16 scale. 1938.

Credit Line

Model made and donated by Paul R. Robertson, 1938

Date

1938

Inventory Number

A19390002000

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

MODELS-Aircraft

Materials

Wood

Dimensions

Model: 18.3 × 60 × 73cm (7 3/16 × 23 5/8 × 28 3/4 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Exhibition

Early Flight

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9d9191321-7be0-433f-a052-a40682adffa0

Record ID

nasm_A19390002000