Hugh L. Willoughby
Hugh de Laussat Willoughby was an American aero inventor who patented a design for an airplane frame oriented toward improved steering.
Willoughby was born in New York, later moving to Florida and making a canoe voyage through the Everglades in 1897. He built an estate known as Mandalay at Sewall's Point, on land bought from Henry E. Sewall. He also had a home in Newport, Rhode Island, and it would seem he traveled back and forth seasonally.[1]
His patents are filed from Newport, Rhode Island. On Patent GB-1911-14240 he states that his occupation is Capitalist.
Willoughby tested aircraft in Newport and Florida. He seems to be best known for a hydroaeroplane called the Pelican.[1]
His patents, however, pertain more to an earlier aircraft called the War Hawk.[2]
It is said that Willoughby corresponded with the Wright Brothers.[2]
This person had 2 publications and 3 patents in this database.
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Hugh Willoughby or Hugh L. Willoughby or Hugh Laussat Willoughby or Hugh de Laussat Willoughby
- Patent US-1909-1008096 (English title: Airship, Filing date: 1909-06-24)
- Patent GB-1911-14240 (English title: Aeronautical Machines, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1909-1008096, Filing date: 1911-06-15)
- Patent FR-1911-431731 (English title: Airplane steering surfaces, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1909-1008096, Filing date: 1911-06-28)
Publications by or about Hugh Willoughby or Hugh L. Willoughby or Hugh Laussat Willoughby or Hugh de Laussat Willoughby
- Publication 12910, 1909, Hugh L. Willoughby (Simple title: Hugh L. Willoughby, Journal: Fly)
- Publication B2p1425e21, 1909, The Willoughby biplane (Simple title: The Willoughby biplane, Journal: Fly)
- Willoughby, 1909, Willoughby completes biplane (Simple title: Willoughby completes biplane, Journal: Aeronautics)
- Willoughby, 1909, The Willoughby aeroplane (Simple title: The Willoughby aeroplane, Journal: Amer. Aer.)
- Willoughby, 1910, Willoughby's machine (Simple title: Willoughby's machine, Journal: Aeronautics)
- Willoughby, 1910, Letter (Simple title: Letter, Journal: Aircraft)
- Willoughby, 1911, Willoughby's hydroaeroplane described (Simple title: Willoughby's hydroaeroplane described, Journal: Aero)
- Publication B2p1425e22, 1911, The Willoughby hydro-aeroplane Pelican (Simple title: The Willoughby hydro-aeroplane Pelican, Journal: Aircraft)
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Kenneth Portaclo, "Local history: Martin County's Hugh de Laussat Willoughby was hydroplane innovator, contemporary of Wright brothers", TCPalm 5 August 2021.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 David Boehnlein, "Meet Hugh Willoughby, the wealthy dilettante turned aviation pioneer", Historynet, 27 April 2022.
Links
- Hugh L. Willoughby on Early Birds of Aviation
- Hugh Willoughby and his Hydro-Aeroplane, permanent exhibit at the Historical Society of Marin County: "a full scale replica of the Pelican Hydro-Aeroplane that Stuart resident Hugh Willougby designed in 1910. The replica was fabricated by Ken Kellett who also built the first airworthy replica of the Wright Brothers 1903 Flyer and also was the first person since the Wright Brothers to actually fly the aircraft. "
| Names | Hugh de Laussat Willoughby |
|---|---|
| Countries | US |
| Locations | Sewall's Point, FL, Martin county, FL, Florida, New York, Newport, RI, Newport county, RI, Rhode Island |
| Occupations | capitalist |
| Tech areas | Airplane, Frame, Steering, Hydroaeroplane |
| Accreditations | |
| Affiliations | Willoughby Aeroplane Company |
| Family name | Willoughby |
| Birth date | 1856/08/07 |
| Death date | 1939/04/09 |
| Wikidata id | Q55419374 |
