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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.

 

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Image Number: L-01460

Date: June 10, 1929

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