Jan 182024
First Airplane Landing on a Ship
Airplane landed for the first time on a ship, the USS Pennsylvania, in 1911. Eugene B. Ely, the pilot, landed his Curtiss pusher on a platform built on the ship, located in San Francisco Bay. A tailhook system, designed by Hugh Robinson, successfully slowed and stopped the plane. Older children can learn more about the fascinating landing and the short life of the pilot at: Eugene B. Ely.