The Canadian Aerodrome Company was the first commercial enterprise in the
British Empire
The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts e ...
to design and manufacture aircraft. The company was formed following the dissolution of
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell (, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and T ...
's
Aerial Experiment Association. The company was established by
Frederick W. "Casey" Baldwin and
J.A.D. McCurdy in 1909, with the financial backing of Alexander Graham Bell. The company was headquartered in
Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Baddeck () is a village in northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated in the centre of Cape Breton, approximately 6 km east of where the Baddeck River empties into Bras d'Or Lake.
Local governance is provided by the rural municipality ...
at the Kite House at Bell's
Beinn Bhreagh
( ) is the name of the former estate of Alexander Graham Bell, in Victoria County, Nova Scotia. It refers to a peninsula jutting into Cape Breton Island's scenic Bras d'Or Lake approximately southeast of the village of Baddeck, forming the s ...
estate.
[Molson and Taylor 1982, p. 22.]
The Canadian Aerodrome Company manufactured aircraft based on the ''
AEA Silver Dart'', producing the ''
Baddeck No. 1'', and the ''
Baddeck No. 2'' as well as a separate commissioned design, the ''
Hubbard Monoplane (Hubbard II)'' before the company was dissolved in 1910.
References
;Notes
;Citations
;Bibliography
* Green, H. Gordon. ''The Silver Dart: The Authentic Story of the Hon. J.A.D. McCurdy, Canada's First Pilot''. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Atlantic Advocate Book, 1959.
* Harding, Les. ''McCurdy and the Silver Dart.'' Sydney, Nova Scotia: University College of Cape Breton, 1998. .
* Milberry, Larry. ''Aviation in Canada: The Pioneer Decades, Vol. 1''. Toronto: CANAV Books, 2008. .
* Molson, Ken M. and Harold A. Taylor. ''Canadian Aircraft Since 1909''. Stittsville, Ontario: Canada's Wings, Inc., 1982. .
* Payne, Stephen, ed. ''Canadian Wings: A Remarkable Century of Flight''. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2006. .
* Petrie, A. Roy. ''Alexander Graham Bell''. Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1992. .
External links
Baddeck no. 2 in ''Flight,'' 9 April 1910Canadian Aerodrome Company
1900s Canadian aircraft
Alexander Graham Bell
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