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Object details:

Object Name: Model, Wind Tunnel, Convair Space Shuttle, Fuselage Section (long)
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A20100079000

	Object Name
	Model, Wind Tunnel, Convair Space Shuttle, Fuselage Section (long)

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv99ff534ac-0e5a-4b2e-a8d4-445082627df0

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	General Dynamics Corp., Convair Division

	Materials
	stainless steel

	Dimensions
	3-D: 19.1 x 7.6 x 4.4cm (7 1/2 x 3 x 1 3/4 in.)

	Summary
	This fuselage section is one of several interchangeable parts of the wind tunnel model for testing different Space Shuttle designs. The model set dates from the early Shuttle design effort (1968-1970) when the Convair Division of General Dynamics evaluated the aerodynamics of different design concepts. A private collector donated the model set to the Museum in 2007.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Russell D. Lathrope, Jr. and Taylor D. Lathrope, (granddaughter).

	Inventory Number
	A20100079000

	Type
	MODELS-Wind Tunnel

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