AEA Cygnet
| AEA Cygnet | |
|---|---|
| The Cygnet II in 1909, at Baddeck, Nova Scotia | |
| General information | |
| Type | Early experimental aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Aerial Experiment Association |
| Designer | |
| Primary user | Aerial Experiment Association |
| Number built | 4 |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 1907–1912 |
| First flight | 6 December 1907 |
| Retired | 1910s |
The Cygnet (or Aerodrome #5) was an extremely unorthodox early Canadian aircraft, with a wall-like "wing" made up of 3,393 tetrahedral cells. It was a powered version of the Cygnet tetrahedral kite designed by Dr Alexander Graham Bell in 1907 and built by the newly founded Aerial Experiment Association.