Carl S. Bates

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Carl Sterling Bates [1]. Sources vary on birth date and death date; his gravestone reads January 1, 1884-August 27, 1956. Carl S. Bates' influence on hang gliding and aviation are extensive. He played an important part in the late 1800s; his influence through the publishing of how-to-build at home a hang glider affectrd his era and the later 1960s' renaissance in modern hang gliding. He built a monoplane hang glider at age 14; he used a horse to tow him for a flight; the following year he built a Chanute biplane hang glider.^[1] Carl S. Bates was first person in Iowa, USA to fly a heavier-than-air hang glider. He is also notable for his building many gliders and aircraft. His important selling his Bates Aeroworks to Edward Heath was foundationally important for the eventual development of engines for many Heath aircraft. Some special firsts in aircraft design by Bates will be brought out as the article develops. Foundations of ultralight aircraft are within the works of Carl Bates because of his focused design and manufacture of engines for light aircraft. The singularly important series of "How-To" articles by Carl Bates makes him very notable. Foundations of the modern hang gliding movement are traced in strong part to the Chanute style biplane that he spread to the world through his articles giving plans for homebuilders to build the biplane hang glider. In 2002 Carl S. Bates was inducted in the Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame.

1 His Monoplane Hang Glider
2 His Biplanes
3 The Bates Popular Mechanics Hang Glider
4 Bates Aeroworks Company
5 Other Bates' Gliders
6 Bates Powered Aircraft
7 Carl Bates in the Ed Heath World
8 Bates Aircraft Engines
9 His years with his laboratory called "Creative Engineering"
10 Bates "How-To" Articles
11 References

[edit] His Monoplane Hang Glider

In 1898 at age 14, Carl S. Bates built a monoplane hang glider. Bates monoplane hang glider Carl Bates was first to fly a manned glider in the state of Iowa, USA

[edit] His Biplanes

He built several biplanes, some of which were meant for being powered. Bates 1908 biplane at Aerofiles

[edit] The Bates Popular Mechanics Hang Glider

In April 1909 a how-to article by Carl Bates proved to be a seminal hang glider article that affected builders even to contemporary times. [2] Many others would have their first hang glider made from following the plan in this article.