Wright Apache
Originally the Wright Apache had a propeller spinner over the hub and a metal jacket covering the crankcase and inner portions of its engine cylinders. A Langley Memorial Aeronautics Laboratory test pilot prepares to fly the Apache to high altitude. The Apache was used for engine and cowling tests while with the NACA.
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Image Number: L-01460
Date: June 10, 1929
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Wright Apache
Originally the Wright Apache had a propeller spinner over the hub and a metal jacket covering the crankcase and inner portions of its engine cylinders. A Langley Memorial Aeronautics Laboratory test pilot prepares to fly the Apache to high altitude. The Apache was used for engine and cowling tests while with the NACA.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: L-01460
Date: June 10, 1929
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Uploaded on June 10, 2025
Taken on June 10, 1929