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Keeler-Cornelius Fre-Wing X182W
Keeler-Cornelius Fre-Wing X182W (msn PW-1). In the mid-1920s George Wilbur Cornelius started a program of experimentation on variable incidence wings, forming the Cornelius Aircraft Co. at Glendale, California in 1930.The first aircraft, the Fre-Wing, was designed by Cornelius and C.C. Spangenberger as a parasol monoplane single-seater in which the incidence of the mainplanes was adjusted differentially like ailerons, and collectively like elevators in conjunction with a stabilator tailplane. The design was briefly revived in early 1941 by Cornelius-Hoepli, powered by a 130hp Franklin engine. Date: circa 1933
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1933 1941 Adjusted Ailerons Briefly California Collectively Conjunction Cornelius Elevators Experimentation Forming Franklin Glendale Incidence Monoplane Parasol Powered Program Revived Single Seater Started Tailplane Variable Wilbur Wings Designed
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This photograph showcases the Keeler-Cornelius Fre-Wing X182W, also known as msns PW-1, an innovative aviation design from the mid-1920s. George Wilbur Cornelius, an American aviation pioneer, initiated a groundbreaking experimentation program on variable incidence wings at his Cornelius Aircraft Co. in Glendale, California, in 1930. The first aircraft born from this program was the Fre-Wing, a parasol monoplane designed by Cornelius and C.C. Spangenberger. The mainplanes on this single-seater featured an intriguing design, as their incidence was adjusted differentially like ailerons and collectively like elevators, in conjunction with a stabilator tailplane. The Fre-Wing's design was briefly revived in early 1941 by Cornelius-Hoepli, boasting a powerful 130hp Franklin engine. This image, believed to have been taken circa 1933, offers a glimpse into the cutting-edge aviation technology and experimental spirit of the era.
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