Matthew Bacon Sellers II
| Matthew Bacon Sellers II | |
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| Full name | Matthew Bacon Sellers II |
| Born |
March 29, 1869 Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Died |
April 5, 1932 (aged 63) Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York, USA |
| Cause of death | Pulmonary embolism |
| Spouse | Ethel Clark |
| Aviation career | |
| Known for | Inventor of retractable landing gear, Peer of the Wright brothers, Samuel Langley and Octave Chanute. President Wilson appointed him as one of two representatives of the Aeronautical Society of America on the newly formed Naval Consulting Board. Josephus Daniels, the secretary of the navy, recommended for this appointment. Thomas A. Edison chaired this Board composed of prominent scientists of that period. |
| First flight |
1908 Sellers Quadruplane |
| Famous flights | Piloted the first aircraft to take off and land in Kentucky. |
Matthew Bacon Sellers II (March 29, 1869 - April 5, 1932) was a United States inventor and scientist known for his work in the field of aviation.
Biography
He was born on March 29, 1869 in Baltimore, Maryland to Matthew Bacon Sellers I.
In 1915 he joined the Naval Consulting Board.[1]
He died on April 5, 1932 in Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York.[1]
Sellers quadruplane
Sellers was interested in low-powered flight. He constructed a staggered quadruplane capable of flight on only 5 hp. He flew it at least from 1909 to 1912 and published his researches.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "M.B. Sellers Dead. Aircraft Scientist. Was Maker of Lightest Plane and Did Valued Research With 'Wind Tunnel.' An Aide To Daniels In War. Authority on Aerodynamics Had Been on the Naval Consulting Board Since 1915". New York Times. April 6, 1932. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ↑ Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913, facsimile Reprint, David & Charles, 1969.