City / Airport:Baddeck - Bras d'Or Lake Ice Field (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Region / Country:Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo Date:15 March 1909
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Yes, this is a real aircraft and yes it did fly - eventually. But it required more power than in 1909 and even then it was only in ground effect as the Cygnet III. Soon after the March 1, 1912 hop the tetrahedral cell wing collapsed, ending the project. Baddeck was the centre of Canadian aviation development with famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell a local resident and keen proponent of aviation. The frozen lake provided a large, flat, low friction surface for test flights. Photo from: Ken Molson fonds - Ingenium
Registration / Serial:No Reg
Aircraft Version:AEA Cygnet II
C/n (msn):None issued
City / Airport:Baddeck - Bras d'Or Lake Ice Field (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Region / Country:Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo Date:15 March 1909
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
City / Airport:Baddeck - Bras d'Or Lake Ice Field (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Region / Country:Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo Date:15 March 1909
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:469790Submit Correction
View count: 3182
Yes, this is a real aircraft and yes it did fly - eventually. But it required more power than in 1909 and even then it was only in ground effect as the Cygnet III. Soon after the March 1, 1912 hop the tetrahedral cell wing collapsed, ending the project. Baddeck was the centre of Canadian aviation development with famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell a local resident and keen proponent of aviation. The frozen lake provided a large, flat, low friction surface for test flights. Photo from: Ken Molson fonds - Ingenium
Registration / Serial:No Reg
Aircraft Version:AEA Cygnet II
C/n (msn):None issued
City / Airport:Baddeck - Bras d'Or Lake Ice Field (closed)Map (unconfirmed)
Region / Country:Nova Scotia, Canada
Photo Date:15 March 1909
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive