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Model, Static, Martin Bi-plane

Air and Space Museum

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  • Front view of a brown model biplane. There is a black seat in front of the two sets of wings, and a long wooden frame culminating in a single black wheel sitting at an angle.
  • Aerial view of a brown model biplane. The wooden frame has several struts attached to the two sets of wings. Two triangular frames extend out to the rear with a tail fin attached to them.
  • Aerial view of a brown model biplane. There is a propeller between the two sets of wings, and there are two additional wheels at the bottom of the plane.
  • Back view of a brown model biplane. The wings as a whole are square, though the two main wings are rectangular. The overall color scheme is brown.

    Object Details

    Physical Description

    Wood and cloth exhibit model of a 1910 Martin single inline engine, pusher, single-seat, biplane aircraft in overall natural color scheme. 1:20 Scale. Circa 1910.

    Credit Line

    Gift of the estate of Glenn L. Martin

    Date

    ca. 1910

    Inventory Number

    A19590124000

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    MODELS-Aircraft

    Materials

    Wood- overall
    Cloth - covering

    Dimensions

    Model: 11.8 × 41.5 × 49cm (4 5/8 × 16 5/16 × 19 5/16 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/nv980a409c5-0486-4f1f-9c65-337c08c31b88

    Record ID

    nasm_A19590124000

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    An old biplane against a black background.

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