Langley Aerodrome Model Tested
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PrintWith Alexander Graham Bell and several other friends as witnesses, Langley sends up the first aerodrome model from a houseboat on the Potomac. The machine lands safely after flying about a half a mile for 1-1/2 minutes. The following November 28, a larger model travels about three-quarters of a mile. The two flights prove the practicability of mechanical flight and greatly exceed the work of previous experimenters.
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Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 6, 1896