AEA White Wing
The
White Wing (or
Aerodrome #2) was an early aircraft designed by
Frederick W. Baldwin and built by the
Aerial Experiment Association in
1908. Unusual for aircraft of its day, it featured a wheeled undercarriage. The wings were equipped with
ailerons controlled by a harness worn around the pilot's body; leaning in one direction would cause the aircraft to bank to follow.
First piloted by Baldwin himself on
May 18, the aircraft flew very well, and three days later,
Glenn Curtiss made a flight of 1,017 ft (310 m) in it. On
May 23, it crashed during a landing by
John McCurdy and was damaged beyond repair.
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