Το πρώτο αμερικανικό αεροπλανοφόρο USS Birmingham
14 Νοεμβρίου 1910
14 Νοεμβρίου 1910
Η ασφάλεια του πιλότου ήταν μονο 3 ελαστικά ποδηλάτου
Eugene Ely takes his Curtiss pusher airplane off the deck of USS Birmingham on 14 November 1910. It was the first airplane takeoff from a warship. He flew for two miles before landing on a Willoughby Spit beach.
It was a big success so they decided to continue the experiment. But this time, a plane had to land on a ship.
On 18 January 1911, Eugene Ely lands with the same plane on USS Pennsylvania, making this first landing on a warship in history and a historical event.
Notice his "life vest." (Bicycle inner tubes!)
Eugene Ely takes his Curtiss pusher airplane off the deck of USS Birmingham on 14 November 1910. It was the first airplane takeoff from a warship. He flew for two miles before landing on a Willoughby Spit beach.
It was a big success so they decided to continue the experiment. But this time, a plane had to land on a ship.
On 18 January 1911, Eugene Ely lands with the same plane on USS Pennsylvania, making this first landing on a warship in history and a historical event.
Notice his "life vest." (Bicycle inner tubes!)
