M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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COOPER glider No.1 (G.T. Cooper, Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey)
During his last year at Charterhouse School Cooper built a biplane glider between February and July 1911, which was tested under tow.
Data
Span 24ft,
Chord 5ft,
Length 18ft.
COOPER glider No.2 (G.T. Cooper, 41 Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh)
After settling in Scotland, Cooper built a second glider in 1911, which he later presented to the East of Scotland Aero Club. It was an unequal span biplane with single-acting ailerons hinged on the trailing edge of the top plane extensions. Bamboo booms carried a horizontal tail and divided elevator.
Cooper was a civil engineer and the Hon. Secretary of the Edinburgh Aeronautical Society and was a driving force behind aviation in Scotland.
Data
Span, 22ft,
Length 18ft.
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Cooper Glider No. 1
Charterhouse School was the scene of the construction of a biplane glider by G. T. Cooper which was started in February, 1911, and finished in July of the same year. Tests of the machine were carried out under tow. Span, 24 ft. Length, 18 ft.
Cooper Glider No. 2
The second Cooper Glider was a biplane constructed in Scotland at Edinburgh during 1911 by G. T. Cooper. The fuselage and wings were of ash, while bamboo formed the tail unit. The machine was presented to the East of Scotland Aero Club. Span, 22 ft. Length, 18 ft.