AEA Red Wing

Infobox Aircraft
name=AEA Red Wing


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type=Early experimental aircraft
manufacturer=Aerial Experiment Association
designer=Thomas Selfridge
first flight=12 March 1908
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status=Destroyed on first flight
primary user=Aerial Experiment Association
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variants with their own articles=The Red Wing (or Aerodrome #1) was an early aircraft designed by Thomas Selfridge and built by the Aerial Experiment Association in 1908. It was named for the bright red color of its silk wings - chosen to achieve the best result with the photography techniques of the day.

On 12 March 1908 Frederick W. Baldwin piloted the aircraft off the frozen Keuka Lake near Hammondsport, New York in what would be the first public demonstration of a powered aircraft flight in the United States as well as the first flight by a Canadian pilot. "Selfridge Aerodrome Sails Steadily for 319 Feet. At 25 to 30 miles an Hour." "Washington Post", 13 May 1908.]

Contemporary accounts described the flight as the "First Public Trip of Heavier-than-air Car in America." Reports entitled "Views of an Expert" stated that Professor Alexander Graham Bell's new machine, the Red Wing, built from plans by Lieutenant Selfridge, was "shown to be practicable by flight over Keuka Lake, Hammondsport, New York, 12 March 1908 by F. W. Baldwin, the engineer in charge of its construction."

The aircraft covered 319 ft (97 m) at a height of around 20 ft (6 m) before crashing 20 seconds after takeoff. A portion of the tail gave way, bringing the test to an end. The Red Wing was damaged beyond repair.

pecifications (Red Wing)

aircraft specifications

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jet or prop?=prop

crew=1
length main=26 ft
length alt=8.0 m
span main=43 ft 4 in
span alt=13.21 m
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height alt= m
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area alt= m²
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number of props=1
engine (prop)=Curtiss
type of prop=air-cooled V8 engine
power main=40 hp
power alt=30 kW

range main=319 ft
range alt=97 m
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References

;Notes;Bibliography
* [http://www.aerofiles.com/_ab.html "Aerofiles"] . Retrieved: 19 May 2005.

ee also

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* List of experimental aircraft