This article concerns the conservation of historic doped fabric aeroplanes in the static museum setting of the Science Museum’s Flight gallery. It reviews historic sources, primarily archival and scientific research papers, to examine what doped fabric aeroplanes are made from, and why these materials were selected. It also discusses current conservation methods used for treating tears in the doped fabric covering of aeroplanes, and considers the ethical and practical limitations of these practices. An overview of the doped fabric aircraft collection currently held by the Science Museum is also presented.
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Ben Regel
Author
Imperial College London
Jannicke Langfeldt
Author
Science Museum, London
Louisa Burden
Author
Science Museum Group
Mary Ryan
Author
Imperial College London
Citation
ISSN
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2054-5770
DOI
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10.15180/160605
Publication Name:
Science Museum Group Journal
Volume:
6
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