M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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BIRMINGHAM AERO Co. (67 Moseley St., Birmingham)
This firm advertised in 1909 that it would manufacture aircraft to customers' designs or their own specially designed Albatross monoplane at prices between ?250 and ?600. There is no evidence that any were built.
BIRMINGHAM AERO CLUB gliders
This club was active from 1911 to 1914 and several members built full size and half-size models. The secretary was G. Haddon Wood, who built two gliders and sent drawings and details of these to Flight and The Aero. The identified gliders built by club members are as follows:
J.H. Else-Mynard
Small monoplane built November 1909 and tried at Sutton Park. Chanute type built early in 1910.
Ernest Noble
Half-size monoplane built early in 1910 and tried in May.
G. Haddon Wood
Haddon 1. Built early 1911 and wrecked 26 August 1911. Wright type with front elevator and double-surfaced wings. Constructed of red deal. Span 32ft Chord 4ft Area 292 sq ft Weight 130 lb
Haddon 2. Completed January 1912; wrecked in a gale November 1912. Rear-mounted control surfaces and single-surfaced wings. Built of bamboo. Span 32ft Chord 6ft Area 416 sq ft Weight 120 lb
Frank Warren
Built a 20ft span monoplane. Wrecked in a gale, unflown in October 1911.
R. Platts
Built a canard monoplane in March 1911 which was wrecked in a gale in October 1911. Subsequently rebuilt as a powered monoplane. Area 222 sq ft Weight 70 lb
Trykle
A biplane similar to Haddon 1, built of bamboo in early 1911. The top wing had upturned tips. Span of lower wing 20ft.
E. Prosser & A.M. Bonehill
These partners built a Chanute type glider in August 1910, which was wrecked at the same time as Haddon 1 on 26 August 1911.
F. Hill
Designed a monoplane glider which was built by the Belmont Aeroplane Co. in 1911. Later converted to a hydroplane with a small engine.
N. Stamps
Completed a Bleriot type monoplane glider in December 1913. Span 30ft Chord 7ft Area 210 sq ft Length 20ft
Club glider
Built from the remains of Haddon 2 and Trykle gliders after they were wrecked in November 1912.
BELMONT glider (Belmont Aeroplane Co., Ladywood, Birmingham)
In 1911 this company built a 40ft span glider to the design of F.Hill with a tapered wing. A low-powered engine was also fitted. (See also Birmingham Aero Club.)
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Birmingham Aero Club Gliders
Several gliders were built by the Birmingham Aero Club during 1911, including a canard monoplane and a biplane designed by G. Haddon Wood based on data published in The Aero. This biplane was named Haddon I. Another biplane glider was flown in two forms, one with the upper wing-tips turned up and the other with the lower wing-tips turned up, for investigations into automatic lateral stability. This last version was developed as the Haddon 2 and was still being flown in 1913. Particulars of the Haddon 2 were: Span. 32 ft. Length, 20 ft. Wing area, 416 sq. ft. Weight loaded. 288 lb. Maximum speed, 25 m.p.h.
