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- The Langley Aerodrome was a pioneering but unsuccessful manned, tandem wing -configuration powered flying machine, designed at the close of the 19th century by Smithsonian Institution Secretary Samuel Langley. The U.S. Army paid $50,000 for the project in 1898 after Langley's successful flights with small-scale unmanned models two years earlier.
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Type of aircraft. National origin. United States. Designer. Samuel Langley. The Langley Aerodrome was a pioneering but unsuccessful manned, tandem wing -configuration powered flying machine, designed at the close of the 19th century by Smithsonian Institution Secretary Samuel Langley.
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Serious work on the airplane, referred to as the Great Aerodrome, or Aerodrome A, began in October 1898. Langley's simple approach was merely to scale up the unpiloted Aerodromes of 1896 to human-carrying proportions.
Object Details. Manufacturer. Smithsonian Institution. Physical Description. Piloted tandem-wing experimental aircraft built and unsuccessfully tested by Samuel P. Langley in 1903. Fifty-two-horsepower, five-cylinder radial gasoline engine turning two pusher propellers via geared transmission system. Percaline covering.
After publishing his research in “Experiments in Aerodynamics” in 1891, Langley immerses himself in the design, construction, and testing of experimental aircraft he dubbed “Aerodromes,” or “Air-Runner.”
May 5, 2021 · In 1891, Samuel P. Langley began experiments with large, tandem-winged models powered by small steam and gasoline engines that he called aerodromes. After several failures with designs...
- David Kindy
May 3, 2024 · Langley’s Aerodrome A on the houseboat ready for launch in 1903. The aircraft measured 52 feet in length and sported a 50-foot wingspan. It weighed 750 pounds with a pilot aboard and was powered by a 52-horse-power engine. Photo credit: Manly, Charles. “Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight: Part II, 1897 to 1903.”
On May 6, 1896, Langley's Aerodrome No. 5 made the first successful flight of an unpiloted, engine-driven, heavier-than-air craft of substantial size. It was launched from a spring-actuated catapult mounted on top of a houseboat on the Potomac River near Quantico, Virginia.
