Nicholas R. Abberly
| Nicholas Rippon Abberly | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | March 25, 1891 |
| Died |
April 1, 1983 (aged 92) Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Occupation | Patent engineer[1] |
| Known for | Pioneer aviator |
| Home town | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Nicholas Rippon Abberly (March 25, 1891 – April 1983) was an American pioneer aviator and member of the Early Birds of Aviation.
Biography
He was born on March 25, 1891.[2]
He built and flew a pusher configuration aircraft from Mineola, New York on Long Island in September 1910. He soloed the aircraft in October 1910.[3]
An inventor by trade, Abberly filed several patents in a wide body of disciplines, including a bottom for floating equipment, rebound equipment for fitness machines, office clipboards, and hot formed metal columns.[4]
He died in April of 1983 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Patents
- US patent 3114345, Nicholas Rippon Abberly, "Bottom for floating equipment", published December 17, 1963
References
- ↑ Popular Mechanics. January 1947. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Nicolas went by the name Abberly and an alternate spelling Aaberly.
- ↑ "Nicholas Rippon Abberly". Early Aviators. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ↑ US patent 3114345, Nicholas Rippon Abberly, "Bottom for floating equipment", published December 17, 1963