Langley Aerodrome (aircraft)
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Langley Aerodrome at Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh
The Langley Aerodrome was an experimental aircraft commissioned by the United States Army from Samuel Langley for US$50,000 in 1898. The project was initiated before sustained and controlled heavier-than-air flight had been achieved but the success of the Wright Flyer preceded any successful flight of the Aerodrome.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ McFarland, Stephen L. (1997). A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force. Ft. Belvoir: Defense Technical Information Center, 2. ISBN 0160492084.
[edit] See also
- History of aviation
- Samuel Pierpont Langley
- Manley-Balzer engine
- Wright Flyer - Debate with the Smithsonian
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