The White Wing (or Aerodrome #2) was an early aircraft designed by Casey Baldwin and built by the Aerial Experiment Association in 1908. Unusual for aircraft of its day, it featured a wheeled undercarriage. The wings were equipped with ailerons controlled by a harness worn around the pilot's body; leaning in one direction would cause the aircraft to bank to follow.

First piloted by Baldwin himself on May 18, the aircraft flew very well, and three days later, Glenn Curtiss made a flight of 1,017 ft (310 m) in it. On May 23, it crashed during a landing by John McCurdy and was damaged beyond repair.

Specifications (White Wing)

General Characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Length: 26 ft 3 in (6.10 m)
• Wingspan: 43 ft 3 in (7.44 m)
• Height: ft in ( m)
• Wing area: ft² ( m²)
• Empty: lb ( kg)
• Loaded: lb ( kg)
• Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
• Powerplant: 1x Curtiss air-cooled V-8, 40 hp (30 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: mph ( km/h)
• Range: 300 miles ( km)
• Service ceiling: ft ( m)
• Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
• Wing loading:
• Power/Mass:

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Designation sequence: #1 - #2 - #3 - #4 - #5