model aircraft: Goodyear N3A "Columbia" III

Date:	1975
Medium:	Polychrome fiberglass, metal, light emitting diodes, glass, acrylic
Credit Line:	Collection of SFO Museum
Accession Number:	1997.01.06.01
Dimensions:	22 x 20 x 60 inches (55.9 x 50.8 x 152.4 cm)
Collection:	Aviation Museum
Category:	Model Aircraft
Subcategory:	Model Airship
Artist, designer, maker :	Edward Chavez
aircraft:	Goodyear GZ-20 N3A Columbia

Description

Model aircraft of Goodyear N3A "Columbia" III airship; handmade and scratch-built by Edward “Eddie” Chavez for Nut Tree Restaurant and Airfield Model Aircraft Collection, May 1975; silver blimp with "Goodyear" and winged foot logo; four rudders, metal access plate in top center with multicolored series of lights; airship I.D./Reg# N3A; 18 small 10 watt clear bulbs, 3 long 25 watt, 120 volt clear bulbs; 1:10 scale.

Exhibitions that this object has been part of

Masterworks by Edward Chavez: The Nut Tree Restaurant and Airfield Model Aircraft Collection. On view from May 08, 2006 to February 23, 2025.

URL

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IIIF Manifest

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