Gallaudet Aircraft Company Projects

[Dynoman]

Edson Gallaudet, who developed a system of wing warping before the Wright Brothers (but didn't patent his idea), went on to develop aircraft for the US Navy and USAAC. His design innovations included innovative engine/transmission configurations, all metal fighter aircraft (in 1922!), and swept wing military aircraft in the 1920's.

 

[Dynoman]

The DB-1B all metal fighter built in 1923, was a heavy aircraft that performed too poorly for government acceptance.

 

[hesham]

Nice Info Dynoman,

that's Gallaudet D-4,and for the swept wing military aircraft,maybe Type 59-A ?.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

here is one of his projects,called D-5,intended for the US Army,no more details
are known ?,also the company completed its list up to D-14.

http://www.worldmilitair.com/serials/serials%20g/gal%20010%200000.pdf
http://www.earlyaviators.com/ebjorkl1.htm

 

[Stargazer]

that's Gallaudet D-4,and for the swept wing military aircraft,maybe Type 59-A ?.

There never was such a thing as a "Type 59-A". This was the Type D-1. It carried U .S. Navy serial number A-59, which later carried the number "59 A".

32 distinct Gallaudet types listed (21 of which are illustrated) on my upcoming website...

 

[Dynoman]

Another Gallaudet aircraft from 1912 with a pusher prop-configuration, the A-1 Bullet 100 hp Gnome rotary engine powered the aircraft to speeds up to 100 mph. Notice the perforated nose: the engine was mounted behind the nose with air flow reaching its carburetor and helped cool the engine through these holes.

 

[hesham]

32 distinct Gallaudet types listed (21 of which are illustrated) on my upcoming website...

OK my dear Skyblazer,

and when you open it,please tell us.

 

[hesham]

From Klassiker der Luftfahrt 2015-06,

the Gallaudet A-1 Bullet.

 

[palg]

Love everything Gallaudet. He is up there with Coanda in the far-sighted pioneer aviation stakes, striving to wring perfection from the limited resources and materials of his day. Check out this multiple-engine single-drive housing for the terminated SG (Giant Boat) Seaplane project.

 

[Stargazer]

Love everything Gallaudet. He is up there with Coanda in the far-sighted pioneer aviation stakes, striving to wring perfection from the limited resources and materials of his day. Check out this multiple-engine single-drive housing for the terminated SG (Giant Boat) Seaplane project.

OH YEAH!!!
The Naval Aircraft Factory Giant Boat!
I wish they had completed this one.
One has to give credit to Gallaudet for striving for so much streamlining in that age of wire bracing and lots of stuff protruding from all over the airplanes... That engine nacelle surely was way ahead of its time, just like the Bullet itself was, aerodynamically speaking.

 

[hesham]

From Aircraft Yearbook 1923,

here is a 3-view to PW-4,and the other one is a day bomber,looks like DB-1,but had a low-mid-wing,
so I am confuse ?.

 

[jcf]

From WWI Aero, Gallaudet Story Part 17.

 

[Dynoman]

The mid fuselage propeller design was also found in the D-4. Another interesting design is the two seat Chummy Flyabout. It had two engines mounted in the nose driving twin propellers through a shaft and gear arrangement.

 

[hesham]

From WWI Aero, Gallaudet Story Part 17.

Oh my God,amazing find Jcf,many thanks.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

the Aerohydroplane.

Slideshow | NASM.1993.0055_ref643

 

[Dynoman]

Gallaudet developed an observation aircraft for the US Air Service in 1923. It out performed the McCook Engineering Division's CO-1. Both are provided and both are of all metal construction.

McCook CO-1 and Gallaudet CO-1

 

[Aubi]

Acording to aerofiles, Gallaudet CO-1 is a production version of Engineering Division CO-1 (that bot of them are using the same designation confirms that). It had different undercarriage and enlarged ailerons. One Gallaudet built, two another cancelled.

 

[Kdmoo]

From Klassiker der Luftfahrt 2015-06,

the Gallaudet A-1 Bullet.

The third photo you posted is actually the A-2 Bullet of 1912.

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[hesham]

Bjorklund, Filip

Filip A. Bjorklund, 1886-1967

www.earlyaviators.com

Good Info,

There were no further models of the D series constructed after the D-4s but Gallaudet carried designs in the series to at least the D-14. The model designation "D" was used for Gallaudet Drive designs only. These designs, as shown in the table, were of almost every conceivable type; seaplanes, landplanes, biplanes, monoplanes, triplanes, fighters, bombers, reconnaissance, airlineers, mail planes. In most cases only the general arrangement and balance diagram drawings and general performance calculations were made. On the D-6, D-9 and D-11 designs, however, the complete design work was performed. Construction actually commenced on the D-9. and D-11 for the Navy before the contracts were cancelled as part of the economy programs after World War I.