2007-10-04 13:05:11 · 5 answers · asked by Bill X 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
I believe Otto Lilienthal launched several of his gliders from a flat-top barge in Germany sometime in the 1890's. Samuel Langley also launched unmanned steam-powered airplanes from a boat on the Potomac river in the 1890's
2007-10-05 18:30:36 · answer #1 · answered by JetDoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nov. 14, 1910 - Eugene Ely, 24, a civilian pilot, took off in a 50-hp. Curtiss plane from a wooden platform built over the bow of the light cruiser USS Birmingham (CL-2). The ship was at anchor in Hampton Roads, Va., and Ely landed moments later on Willoughby Spit.
2007-10-04 13:13:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
methinks this is a tricky question, it seems I recall a hot air balloon launching from a barge in the mid 1800s, France but I don't recall details
2007-10-04 13:15:53 · answer #3 · answered by Blitzpup 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I thought langley was, or was it the USS Langley?? UHHH, this question is TOO hard for me!
2007-10-04 14:44:38 · answer #4 · answered by Baron_von_Party 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier#Genesis_of_the_flat-deck_carrier
2007-10-04 13:58:58 · answer #5 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋