Modified Langley Aerodrome

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Object Details

Creator

Unknown

Subject

Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906

Curtiss, Glenn Hammond 1878-1930

Notes

USNM No. 28871

Originally designed by Samuel Pierpont Langley, astronomer, aviation pioneer, inventor, physicist, and third Secretary of the Smithsonian.

Written on verso: Flight of man-carrying Langley machine at Hammondsport, N.Y., June 2, 1914, piloted by Glenn Curtiss. With original engine, and 300 pounds added weight of pontoons.

Summary

Flight of modified Langley aerodrome by Glenn Curtiss on Keuka Lake.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27C, Image No. SIA_000095_B27C_132

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1914

June 2, 1914

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27C_132]

Restrictions & Rights

No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

Type

Black-and-white photographs

Physical description

5 x 7;

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Aircraft

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_403980