![Aircraft Photo of No Reg | Gallaudet D-2 | AirHistory.net #482380](/photos/0482380.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | No Reg |
Aircraft Original Type: | Gallaudet D-2 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Gallaudet D-2 |
Aircraft Version: | Gallaudet D-2 |
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City / Seaplane Base: | Warwick -Chepiwanoxet Island seaplane (closed) |
Region / Country: | Rhode Island, United States |
Airport Codes: | None |
Photo Date: | November 1917 to December 1918 |
Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 482380 |
Photo Comment |
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Gallaudet D-2 was powered by two 150hp engines buried in the fuselage and driving a propeller that turned between the cockpits and tail with only the blades exposed. Larger versions, the D-3 and D-4, were built. Fatal test flight accidents ended the concept. Photo from: National Archives at College Park, Maryland This photo was added on 31 July 2022, and has since been viewed 528 times. |