Biography:Matthew Bacon Sellers II
Matthew Bacon Sellers II | |
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| Born | Baltimore, Maryland, US |
| Died | April 5, 1932 (aged 63) Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York, US |
| Known for | Work in Field of Aviation |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel Clark |
| Aviation career | |
| First flight | 1908 Sellers Quadruplane |
| Famous flights | Piloted the first aircraft to take off and land in Kentucky |
Matthew Bacon Sellers II (March 29, 1869 – April 5, 1932) was a United States inventor and scientist known for his work in the field of aviation.
Biography
He was born on March 29, 1869, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Matthew Bacon Sellers I.
In 1915 he joined the Naval Consulting Board.[1]
He died on April 5, 1932, in Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York.[1]
Patents
Sellers obtained five US patents:
Aerial apparatus, US886159A Priority 1907-07-24 • Filed 1907-07-24 • Granted 1908-04-28 • Published 1908-04-28 (https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/43/e3/f1/3cc042583be0c6/US886159.pdf)
Flying-machine, US927289A Priority 1908-01-31 • Filed 1908-01-31 • Granted 1909-07-06 • Published 1909-07-06 (https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/61/2d/8b/a2b96076d7d494/US927289.pdf)
Aerial navigation, US997860A Priority 1909-04-28 • Filed 1909-04-28 • Granted 1911-07-11 • Published 1911-07-11 (https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/10/ee/31/37fad0f817e274/US997860.pdf)
Aerial navigation, US1096129A Priority 1912-08-08 • Filed 1912-08-08 • Granted 1914-05-12 • Published 1914-05-12 (https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/38/fc/7c/c1861df28022fc/US1096129.pdf)
Aerial navigation, US US1096130A Priority 1912-08-08 • Filed 1913-02-19 • Granted 1914-05-12 • Published 1914-05-12 (https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/ad/bf/6c/5ac03de99cde4e/US1096130.pdf)
Sellers quadruplane
Sellers was interested in low-powered flight. He constructed a staggered quadruplane capable of flight on only 5 hp. He flew it at least from 1909 to 1912 and published his researches.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "M.B. Sellers Dead. Aircraft Scientist. Was Maker of Lightest Plane and Did Valued Research With 'Wind Tunnel.' An Aide To Daniels In War. Authority on Aerodynamics Had Been on the Naval Consulting Board Since 1915". New York Times. April 6, 1932. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A04EED6163EE633A25755C0A9629C946394D6CF.
- ↑ Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913, facsimile Reprint, David & Charles, 1969.
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