Langley Aerodrome
| Langley Aerodrome | |
|---|---|
| First failure of the manned Aerodrome, October 7, 1903 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Experimental, pioneer fixed-wing aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Designer | |
The Langley Aerodrome is a pioneering but unsuccessful manned, tandem wing-configuration powered flying machine, designed at the close of the 19th century by Smithsonian Institution Secretary Samuel Langley. The U.S. Army paid $50,000 for the project in 1898 after Langley's successful flights with small-scale unmanned models two years earlier.
Langley Aerodrome No. 6 at Wesley W. Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh