Airplane model

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OBJECT TYPE: MONOPLANE
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1989.0484.001

MANUFACTURER: MCCLINTOCK, C.H.
MODEL: BLERIOT XI
LOCATION: Streetsville, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD FRAME & PROPELLER; STEEL WIRE HARDWARE & CABLES; FABRIC COVERING ON TAILPLANE & RUDDEER; RUBBER TIRES ON WHEELS; COPPER WIRE USED FOR REPAIRS; ELASTIC BAND TO TURN PROPELLER SHAFT

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 91.0 cm
Width: 88.0 cm
Height: 27.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Models
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MCCLINTOCK
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Streetsville

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PRE WWI (1914); full size Bleriot XI used in first powered flight across English Channel in 1909 by Louis Blerioté this model possibly acquired & assembled ca. 1912
Canada: Unknown
Function: DISPLAY; RUBBER BAND USED TO TURN PROPELLER TO FACILITATE FLIGHT
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: NO FABRIC ON WINGS; FRAME ON LEFT WING TIP MISSING; NO FUSELAGE, ENGINE, SEAT OR COCKPIT INSTRUMENTS
Finish: BROWN NATURAL WOOD COLOUR FRAME; SECTION OF FRAME BETWEEN WINGS & TAIL PAINTED RED; BLACK & COPPER WIRE; TAN TIRES & FABRIC ON TAILPLANE; PROPELLER PAINTED YELLOW WITH RED BLADE TIPS
Decoration: N/A

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MCCLINTOCK, C.H., Airplane model, circa 1912, Artifact no. 1989.0484, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1989.0484.001/

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