List of Different Types of Airplanes in the World
AEA Cygnet - airplanes
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5) was an extremely unorthodox early Canadian aircraft, with a wall-like wing made up of 3,393 tetrahedral cells. It was a powered version of the Cygnet tetrahedral kite designed by Dr Alexander Graham Bell in 1907 and built by the newly-founded Aerial Experiment Association. On December 6, Thomas Selfridge piloted the aircraft as it was towed into the air behind a motorboat, eventually reaching a height of 168 ft (51 m).
Made by Aerial Experiment Association.
Height Main
ft in
Height Alt
m
Designer
Alexander Graham Bell
Length Alt
16 m
m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
mi
Max Speed Alt
knots
km-h
Type Of Prop
Rotary engine
Max Speed Main
mph
Ceiling Main
168.0
Number Built
4
Crew
1
Retired
1910.0
Area Main
ft2
Primary user
Span Alt
16 m
8.03 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
36.0
50.0
Engine(prop)
Gnome et Rhône
Curtiss 8-cylinder water-cooled in-line V
Manufacturer
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
1907
Production End Year
1912
Span Main
1600.2
802.64
Power Main
50 hp
70 hp
Production Start Year
1907
Empty Weight Alt
431.0
kg
Length Main
13
ft in
Area Alt
m2
Range Alt
nm
km
Empty Weight Main
650.0
lb
Ceiling Alt
51 m
Produced
1907
Category