Billy Robinson (aviator)

Billy Robinson (aviator)

William C. "Billy" Robinson (September 24, 1884, Redfield, South DakotaMarch 11, 1916, near Grinnell, Iowa) was an early American aviator.

Robinson moved to Grinnell in 1896 at age 12. He was a handyman, tinkerer, and bicycle repairman who designed and built his own flying machine. In 1911, with the help of Charles Hink, Robinson constructed a 60 horsepower radial motor for his monoplane. His innovations for the radial motor were revolutionary. In 1914 he set a record for non-stop flight, carrying mail from Des Moines to Kentland, Indiana. Robinson perished while flying his biplane, attempting to set an altitude record on March 11, 1916.

External links

* [http://www.earlyaviators.com/erobbill.htm Billy's entry] in the Early Birds of Aviation.
* [http://www.grinnell.lib.ia.us/files/images/archive%20pages/RobinsonStory.pdf Billy Robinson's final flight]
* [http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2Fgrin1 Photographic history] of Robinson's aviation accomplishments as part of the Iowa Heritage Digital Collection.


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