Nieuport Propeller, fixed-pitch, two-blade, wood
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- LANG (MONOSOUPAPE)
- Physical Description
- Type: Two-Blade, Fixed-Pitch, Wood
- Diameter: 275.6 cm (108.5 in.)
- Chord: 26.7 cm (10.5 in.)
- Engine Application: Gnome Monosoupape
- Summary
- This artifact was donated by Paul E. Garber, the museum's first curator. He associated the propeller with a World War I era Nieuport N-6 aircraft and Gnome Monosoupape, a rotary engine having one mechanically operated exhaust valve. Although no reference is provided and there are no markings on the artifact to confirm this, museum records and the distinctive “diamond” shape indicate the propeller was manufactured by Lang, an early leading British manufacturer.
- Arthur Alexander Dashwood Lang took out a patent in 1909 for “an improved formation of the blades of propellers for use on airships and aircraft where greater efficiency is secured.” The curvature of blades having a “convex side and a flat side” was described in the patent application. Lang Propeller Ltd. was a principal supplier to Sopwith, and was bought out by that well known aircraft builder in 1917.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Paul E. Garber
- Circa WWI
- Inventory Number
- A19320039000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Propellers & Impellers
- Materials
- Wood
- Natural Fabric
- Paint
- Varnish
- Dimensions
- Rotor/Propeller: 275.6 x 26.7 x 21.6 x 14 cm (108 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19320039000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9cabbf451-7d74-405d-90b2-2f39d116cbd3