Nicholas Rippen Abberly

Nicholas Rippen Abberly
Born (1891-03-25)March 25, 1891
Died April 1, 1983(1983-04-01) (aged 92)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Occupation Engineer[1]
Known for Pioneer aviator
Home town Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Nicholas Rippen Abberly (March 25, 1891 April 1983) was an American pioneer aviator and member of the Early Birds of Aviation.

Biography

He was born on March 25, 1891.[2]

He built and flew a pusher configuration aircraft from Mineola, New York on Long Island in September 1910. He soloed the aircraft in October 1910.[3]

An inventor by trade, Abberly filed several patents in a wide body of disciplines, including a bottom for floating equipment, rebound equipment for fitness machines, office clipboards, and hot formed metal columns.[4]

He died in April 1983 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Patents

References

  1. "Nicholas Abberly". Popular Mechanics. January 1947.
  2. Nicolas went by the name Abberly and an alternate spelling Aaberly.
  3. "Nicholas Rippen Abberly". Early Aviators. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  4. US patent 3114345, Nicholas Rippon Abberly, "Bottom for floating equipment", published December 17, 1963
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