AEA White Wing
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| AEA White Wing | |
|---|---|
| Type | Early experimental aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Aerial Experimental Association |
| Designed by | Frederick W. Baldwin |
| Maiden flight | 1908-05-18 |
| Status | Destroyed in crash |
| Primary user | Aerial Experiment Association |
| Produced | 1908 |
| Number built | 1 |
The White Wing (or Aerodrome #2) was an early aircraft designed by Frederick W. Baldwin and built by the Aerial Experiment Association in 1908. Unusual for aircraft of its day, it featured a wheeled undercarriage. The wings were equipped with ailerons controlled by a harness worn around the pilot's body; leaning in one direction would cause the aircraft to bank to follow.
First piloted by Baldwin himself on May 18, the aircraft flew very well, and three days later, Glenn Curtiss made a flight of 1,017 ft (310 m) in it. On May 23, it crashed during a landing by John McCurdy and was damaged beyond repair.
[edit] Specifications (White Wing)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics<h3>
- Crew: 1
- Length: 26 ft 3 in (6.10 m)
- Wingspan: 43 ft 3 in (7.44 m)
- Height: ft in (m)
- Wing area: ft² (m²)
- Empty weight: lb (kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Curtiss air-cooled V8 engine, 40 hp (30 kW)
<h3>Performance<h3>
- Maximum speed: mph (knots, km/h)
- Range: 300 mi (260 nm, 480 km)
[edit] References
- Aerofiles. Retrieved on 2005-05-19.
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