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[Cygnet II kite]
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite on the ice at Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, February 25, 1909.Inscription: "Side view of Cygnet II, taken on ice in Baddeck Bay, Feb. 25, 1909."Caption from bulletin: "31. Drome No. 5, Bell's Cygnet II, on the ice in Baddeck Bay, near Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Feb. 22, 1909. Side-view showing the hollow construction."Photograph from a…
[John A. McCurdy seated at controls of Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite]
Photograph of John A. McCurdy seated at the controls of the Aerial Experiment Association's Cygnet II kite, Baddeck Bay, Nova Scotia, circa February 1909. Caption on verso: "Cygnet No. 2. A tetrahedral kite, designed by Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, built at Baddeck, Novia Scotia [sic], and contains 3960 tetrahedral cells, covered with red silk and driven with the same motor as the Silver Dart. J. A.…
Cygnet II (Item)
Cygnet II
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association Cygnet II aircraft on an iced-over lake, 1909.Caption on envelope: "Cygnet II / Bell Tetrahedral / 1909."