Stout Batwing
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The Stout Batwing was an experimental low aspect ratio flying wing aircraft developed by William Bushnell Stout. The aircraft used wood veneer construction and was an early example of cantilever wing
The first Batwing at Dayton, Ohio’s McCook Aviation Field circa 1918
Ford Airport (Dearborn)
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Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, United States, was one of the first modern airports in the world. It operated from 1924 to 1947. The site is now part of Ford Motor Company's Dearborn Proving Groun
Stout Batwing
…sell the aircraft to the United States Army Air Service. Stout first experimented with an all-wood flying wing glider, the "Batwing Glider", tested at Ford Airport in 1926. Stout's design was nicknamed "Bushnell's Turtle" (a reference to the unrelated David Bushnell's American Turtle shape). The Batwing was designed…
Cover carried on the first CAM flight, Feb. 15, 1926