1908 Aerocycloid

No idea if it flew or not.

Your post prompted me to research this. This is in the Hiller Aviation Museum. I never heard of it but its quite a place. I looked at a ton of photos of their exhibits. Your picture is actually of the 1911 Evergreen glider. It flew, but briefly, killing the inventor a Mr Montgomery on its test flight. The exhibit sits right alongside of the one for the 1908 Aerocycloid, A real contraption attempting vertical flight. I'm sure that didn't fly. Thanks for an interesting morning, Littleowl. I had fun trying to track this down. Not picking at your post. You just picked up the sign from the adjacent exhibit.
 
Thanks for pointing my mistake out.
Yes it is a small museum, But packed with historical planes,


 


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