Canadian Aerodrome Baddeck No. 1 and No. 2 | |
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Baddeck No. 1 with two crew members | |
Role | Early experimental aircraft |
Manufacturer | Canadian Aerodrome Company |
Designer | John McCurdy Frederick W. "Casey" Baldwin |
First flight | 11 August 1909 |
Primary user | Canadian Aerodrome Company |
Produced | 1909 |
Number built | 2 |
The Canadian Aerodrome Baddeck No. 1 and Baddeck No. 2 were early aircraft designed by John McCurdy and Frederick W. "Casey" Baldwin, under the guidance of Alexander Graham Bell for the Canadian Aerodrome Company. The Baddeck No. 1 was the first aircraft designed and built in Canada. The aircraft were constructed at Bell's laboratory at Beinn Bhreagh, Baddeck, Nova Scotia using local labour. After being constructed in Baddeck, the Baddeck No. 1 was shipped to Petawawa, Ontario where it made its first flight on 11 August 1909.[1]