The Langley Aerodrome
The Langley Aerodrome was born during the turn of the twentieth century. It was a pioneering but unsuccessful effort on the part of genius scientist Samuel Pierpont Langley who was the brain behind the aircraft that was able to fly for more than a mile. The efforts put in by Langley led to the initially piloted tandem wing-configuration-powered aircraft. The amazing aircraft shook the whole aeronautical world by achieving a 52 horsepower radial as well as an impressive power-to-weight ratio, but alas these stats couldn’t keep it in the air and it crashed into the Potomac River not once but twice!
The Langley Aerodrome
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