Matthew Sellers Quadruplane- Aeromodelismo Peru/Uyuyuy

Matthew Bacon Sellers II was born in Baltimore in 1869. Beginning in about 1889 and continuing until about the time of the first World War, he conducted basic aeronautical research, progressing from balloons and small flying models and kites to wind-tunnel testing of airfoils, then on to designing, building, and flying a variety of weight-shift-controlled hang gliders. Although he corresponded with other notable aviation pioneers of the time, such as Samuel Langley and Octave Chanute, Sellers worked independently, contributing a number of papers that were published in Scientific American and other technical journals of the period. He received several patents for his kite and aircraft designs.
In late 1908, Sellers added a 7 hp. engine, landing gear, and flight controls to his quadruplane No. 6 glider, producing a powered aircraft capable of making 180-degree turns that would eventually make a number of flights in excess of a quarter of a mile. His initial short hops in this aircraft on December 28 1908, were the first powered airplane flights to be made in Kentucky. In October 1911, tragedy struck when Sellers’ longtime assistant, Linc Binion, who was starting the quadruplane, was struck in the head by its propeller and died.
Filled with remorse, Sellers left Kentucky and would return only once, for a brief visit in 1931.
After being seriously injured in a crash himself while demonstrating his aircraft in New York in 1914, Sellers ceased flying
With the passage of time, Sellers' accomplishments were all but forgotten
But now he is widely acknowledged to have made the first powered flight in Kentucky, in 1908, in a quadruple-winged plane he built there. He also pioneered wind-tunnel research and invented retractable landing gear, which he patented along with several other early aviation innovations.
Scratch build, Own plans. Scrap balsa and foam were used, pilot carved out from a piece of hard balsa. Also wheels and simulated motor handmade

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