Brown, 1873, The aeroplane

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This lays out many essential elements of "The Aëroplane", in the sense of a complete aircraft using angled airfoils and a motor. For stability Brown suggests as one possibility the use of two planes connected at a distance. This article seems to elaborate the ideas behind Brown's contemporary patent — Patent GB-1872-411 — in more depth.


Original title The aeroplane
Simple title The aeroplane
Authors David Stephens Brown
Date 1873
Countries GB
Languages en
Keywords airplane, airfoil, stability, propulsion, motor, propeller, cargo, George Cayley
Journal Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain
Related to aircraft? 1
Page count 8
Word count
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Sources

  • Brockett 1910, page 157, entry 2257: Brown, D. S. The aeroplane. Eighth Annual Report of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain for the Year 1873, Greenwich, pp. 13-25, ill. S (2257
  • Scan at Internet Archive