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The Boland 1912 Tailless Biplane was a refinement of the Boland 1911 Tailless Biplane. The major change in the 1912 biplane is the addition of a central nacelle that contained the pilot, passenger and the engine.
Design and development
The Boland 1912 biplane was more of a refinement of Frank Boland's previous tailless aircraft. Still using the wing 'jibs' he developed for lateral control, this aircraft introduced a crudely constructed nacelle for the pilot, passenger and engine. This was the aircraft that Boland took on tour toVenezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
and the West Indies
The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in thr ...
in 1912, becoming the first person to fly an aircraft in Venezuela. It was also the aircraft he was flying in Port of Spain, Trinidad
Port of Spain ( ; Trinidadian English: ''Port ah Spain'' ) is the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago. With a municipal population of 49,867 (2017), an urban population of 81,142 and a transient daily population of 250,000, it is Trini ...
on January 23, 1913 when a failure in the forward structure of the aircraft caused it to dive unexpectedly into the ground, killing him.
After Frank's death, his brother, Joseph, continued the development of the aircraft. Working with the financial backing of Inglis M. Uppercu, by 1913, he had substantially revised the nacelle and front structure of the aircraft and improved the overall fit and finish of the entire aircraft. He also had a pair of floats designed for the aircraft that could be easily bolted to each of the skids with six bolts, turning it into a seaplane.
In 1914, Uppercu bought out the Boland brothers and reorganized the Boland Airplane and Motor Company as the Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company
The Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company was an early American aircraft manufacturer founded by Inglis M. Upperçu which operated from 1914 to 1930. From 1928 to 1930 it was known as the Aeromarine-Klemm Corporation.
History
The beginnings of the ...
and marketed this as the Aeromarine Model B.
Specifications (1913-Aeromarine B)
References
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