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Silver Dart (or
Aerodrome #4) was an early aircraft which after many successful flights in Hammondsport, New York, earlier in 1909, was dismantled and crated then brought to
Baddeck, Nova Scotia. It was flown off the ice of Baddeck Bay, a sub-basin of Bras d'Or Lake, on
23 February 1909, making it the first controlled powered flight in Canada and the British Empire. The plane was piloted by one of its designers,
John McCurdy. The original
Silver Dart was designed and built by the Aerial Experiment Association, formed under the guidance of
Alexander Graham Bell.
Design and development
The frame and structure of the
Silver Dart was made of steel tube, bamboo, friction tape, wire and wood. The wings were covered with silver
Japan silk; hence the name the "Silver Dart". Its engine, supplied by Glenn Curtiss, was a reliable
V8 engine that developed 35 hp (26 kW) at 1000 rpm. The
propeller was carved from a solid block of wood. The aircraft had what is now called a
canard (aeronautics) or an "elevator in front" design. Like most aircraft of its day the
Silver Dart had poor control characteristics; likewise, it had no brakes..
Testing
By the time the
Silver Dart was constructed in late
1908 in aviation, it was the Aerial Experiment Association's fourth flying machine. One of its precursors, the AEA June Bug, had already broken records. It won the
Scientific American Trophy for making the first official one mile flight in North America. But the
Silver Dart outdid this when on
10 March 1909, McCurdy flew the aircraft on a circular course over a distance of more than 35 km (20 mi). The first passenger flight in Canada was made in the Silver Dart on
2 August 1909.
The
Canadian Army was unimpressed at the headway made by the group. The general impression of the time was that aircraft would never amount to much in actual warfare. Despite official skepticism, the Association was finally invited to the military base at CFB Petawawa to demonstrate the aircraft. The sandy terrain made a poor runway for an aircraft with landing wheels about two inches (50 mm) in diameter. The
Silver Dart had great difficulty taking off. On its fifth flight, McCurdy wrecked the craft when one wheel struck a rise in the ground while landing. The career of the
Silver Dart thus ended ignominiously.
Tributes
There is a reconstruction of the
Silver Dart on display at the
Canada Aviation Museum in
Ottawa. The reconstruction was built by volunteers from the
Royal Canadian Air Force between
1956 and
1958 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first flight. The aircraft flew over Baddeck Bay on the day of the anniversary but crashed due to high winds. A number of other recreations are found in Canadian museum collections, including examples at the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame and the Calgary Aero Space Museum.
With the upcoming Centennial celebrations of flight in Canada in 2009, a number of other
Silver Dart recreations are being planned.
The 824 Silver Dart Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron in
St. Peter's, Nova Scotia is named in honour of the
Silver Dart.
Specifications (Silver Dart)
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References
- Aerial Experimental Association (AEA). Aerofiles. Access date: 19 May 2005.
- Molson, Ken M. and Taylor, Harold A. Canadian Aircraft Since 1909. Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-920002-11-0.
External links
- Audio recording of a CBC Interview with pilot John McCurdy about the first flight
- Silver Dart Drive at Pearson International Airport in Toronto
Related content
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{{Infobox Aircraft|name=AEA Silver Dart
|image=Image:AEA Silver Dart.jpg
|caption=The AEA Silver Dart in flight.
|type=Early experimental aircraft
|manufacturer=[Aerial Experiment Association
|designer=[John McCurdy [Frederick W. Baldwin [Glenn Curtiss[Thomas Selfridge[Alexander Graham Bell
|first flight=
23 February [
|introduced=
|retired=
|status=Destroyed in crash
|primary user=Aerial Experiment Association
|more users=
|produced=1908
|number built=1
|unit cost=
-->The
Silver Dart (or
Aerodrome #4) was an early aircraft which after many successful flights in
Hammondsport, New York, earlier in 1909, was dismantled and crated then brought to Baddeck, Nova Scotia. It was flown off the ice of Baddeck Bay, a sub-basin of Bras d'Or Lake, on 23 February
1909, making it the first controlled powered flight in Canada and the
British Empire. The plane was piloted by one of its designers, John McCurdy. The original
Silver Dart was designed and built by the
Aerial Experiment Association, formed under the guidance of
Alexander Graham Bell.
Design and development
The frame and structure of the
Silver Dart was made of steel tube,
bamboo,
friction tape, wire and wood. The wings were covered with silver Japan silk; hence the name the "Silver Dart". Its engine, supplied by Glenn Curtiss, was a reliable V8 engine that developed 35 hp (26 kW) at 1000 rpm. The propeller was carved from a solid block of wood. The aircraft had what is now called a canard (aeronautics) or an "elevator in front" design. Like most aircraft of its day the
Silver Dart had poor control characteristics; likewise, it had no brakes..
Testing
By the time the
Silver Dart was constructed in late 1908 in aviation, it was the Aerial Experiment Association's fourth flying machine. One of its precursors, the AEA June Bug, had already broken records. It won the
Scientific American Trophy for making the first official one mile flight in North America. But the
Silver Dart outdid this when on 10 March
1909, McCurdy flew the aircraft on a circular course over a distance of more than 35 km (20 mi). The first passenger flight in Canada was made in the Silver Dart on
2 August 1909.
The
Canadian Army was unimpressed at the headway made by the group. The general impression of the time was that aircraft would never amount to much in actual warfare. Despite official skepticism, the Association was finally invited to the military base at CFB Petawawa to demonstrate the aircraft. The sandy terrain made a poor runway for an aircraft with landing wheels about two inches (50 mm) in diameter. The
Silver Dart had great difficulty taking off. On its fifth flight, McCurdy wrecked the craft when one wheel struck a rise in the ground while landing. The career of the
Silver Dart thus ended ignominiously.
Tributes
There is a reconstruction of the
Silver Dart on display at the
Canada Aviation Museum in
Ottawa. The reconstruction was built by volunteers from the Royal Canadian Air Force between 1956 and
1958 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first flight. The aircraft flew over Baddeck Bay on the day of the anniversary but crashed due to high winds. A number of other recreations are found in Canadian museum collections, including examples at the
Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame and the
Calgary Aero Space Museum.
With the upcoming Centennial celebrations of flight in Canada in 2009, a number of other
Silver Dart recreations are being planned.
The 824 Silver Dart Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron in
St. Peter's, Nova Scotia is named in honour of the
Silver Dart.
Specifications (Silver Dart)
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References
- Aerial Experimental Association (AEA). Aerofiles. Access date: 19 May 2005.
- Molson, Ken M. and Taylor, Harold A. Canadian Aircraft Since 1909. Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, Inc., 1982. ISBN 0-920002-11-0.
External links
- Audio recording of a CBC Interview with pilot John McCurdy about the first flight
- Silver Dart Drive at Pearson International Airport in Toronto
Related content
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Silver Dart may refer to: AEA Silver Dart - An early aircraft which was flown off the ice at Baddeck, Nova Scotia on February 23, 1909. This was the first controlled powered flight ...
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AEA Silver Dart – Wikipedia
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