
The Cygnet (or Aerodrome #5) was an extremely unorthodox early aircraft, with a wall-like "wing" made up of 360 tetrahedral cells. It was a powered version of the AEA Cygnet kite designed by Alexander Graham Bell in 1907 in aviation 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). While demonstrably able to fly as a person-carrying kite, it seemed unpromising as a direction for research into powered flight. It was difficult to control, and was in fact destroyed when it hit the water at the end of the flight. The following year, a smaller copy of the design was built as the Cygnet II, now equipped with wheeled undercarriage and a Curtiss V-8 engine. Attempts to fly it at Baddeck, Nova Scotia between February 22-February 24 1909 in aviation met with failure. Rebuilt again as the Cygnet III with a more powerful engine, it finally flew on March 1 1912 in aviation at Lake Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, piloted by John McCurdy. ==Specifications (Cygnet III)== ===General Characteristics=== * Crew: one pilot * Length: ft in ( m) * Wingspan: 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) * Height: ft in ( m) * Wing area: ft² ( m²) * Empty: lb ( kg) * Loaded: lb ( kg) * Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg) * Powerplant: 1x Gnôme rotary engine, 70 hp (52 kW) ===Performance=== * Maximum speed: mph ( km/h) * Range: miles ( km) * Service ceiling: ft ( m) * Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min) * Wing loading: * Power/Mass: ==Related content== Related development: Comparable aircraft: Designation sequence: AEA Red Wing - AEA White Wing - AEA June Bug - AEA Silver Dart - #5 U.S. experimental aircraft 1900-1909
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The Cygnet (or Aerodrome #5) was an extremely unorthodox early aircraft, with a wall-like "wing" made up of 360 tetrahedral cells. It was a powered version of the AEA Cygnet kite designed by Alexander Graham Bell in 1907 in aviation 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). While demonstrably able to fly as a person-carrying kite, it seemed unpromising as a direction for research into powered flight. It was difficult to control, and was in fact destroyed when it hit the water at the end of the flight. The following year, a smaller copy of the design was built as the Cygnet II, now equipped with wheeled undercarriage and a Curtiss V-8 engine. Attempts to fly it at Baddeck, Nova Scotia between February 22-February 24 1909 in aviation met with failure. Rebuilt again as the Cygnet III with a more powerful engine, it finally flew on March 1 1912 in aviation at Lake Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, piloted by John McCurdy. ==Specifications (Cygnet III)== ===General Characteristics=== * Crew: one pilot * Length: ft in ( m) * Wingspan: 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m) * Height: ft in ( m) * Wing area: ft² ( m²) * Empty: lb ( kg) * Loaded: lb ( kg) * Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg) * Powerplant: 1x Gnôme rotary engine, 70 hp (52 kW) ===Performance=== * Maximum speed: mph ( km/h) * Range: miles ( km) * Service ceiling: ft ( m) * Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min) * Wing loading: * Power/Mass: ==Related content== Related development: Comparable aircraft: Designation sequence: AEA Red Wing - AEA White Wing - AEA June Bug - AEA Silver Dart - #5 U.S. experimental aircraft 1900-1909
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