flying model airplane: Alphonse Penaud 76 Amphibian

Date:c. 1975-1995
Medium:Wood, paper, metal, dope, paint
Credit Line: Collection of SFO Museum
Accession Number:1998.108.012 a g
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Model Aircraft
Subcategory:Model Airplane
Artist, designer, maker :Joseph Wimmer
aircraft: Penaud 76 Amphibian
Description

Flying model airplane of Alphonse Penaud 76 Amphibian, French monoplane based on 1876 design; varnished wood with [paper and dope?] wings; two propellers; wheeled metal structure for landing and takeoff; nautical details (life preservers, ladder on nose) and pilot in cockpit: a. fuselage; b. port wing; c. starboard wing; d. pieces; e. propellor, wood and metal [former 1998.108.077]; f. propellor, wood [former 1998.108.076a]; g. propellor, wood [former 1998.108.076b].

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