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Frederick Walker Baldwin

Published Online September 23, 2009

Last Edited July 24, 2015

Frederick Walker Baldwin, "Casey," aviator, inventor (b at Toronto 2 Jan 1882; d at Beinn Bhreagh, NS 7 Aug 1948). He completed engineering studies at University of Toronto in 1906. In 1907 he became a founding member
Hydrofoil
The hydrofoil was the creation of Alexander Graham Bell, his wife Mabel Bell and the engineer F.W. Casey Baldwin. On September 9, 1919, on the tranquil waters of the Bras d'Or, the hydrofoil raced across the surface of the lake faster than any person had ever travelled on water. At a time when the greatest steamships of the world made less than 60km/h, the HD-4 hydrofoil vessel was clocked at 114km/h.
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Frederick Walker Baldwin

Frederick Walker Baldwin, "Casey," aviator, inventor (b at Toronto 2 Jan 1882; d at Beinn Bhreagh, NS 7 Aug 1948). He completed engineering studies at University of Toronto in 1906. In 1907 he became a founding member of the Aerial Experiment Association with A.G. BELL, J.A.D. MCCURDY and 2 Americans. After working on the design and construction of their first aircraft, on 12 March 1908 he became the first British subject to pilot an aircraft, at Hammondsport, NY. He and McCurdy formed the Canadian Aerodrome Company at Baddeck, NS, and constructed 2 more aircraft. He also piloted the SILVER DART on 12 August 1909. He developed methods of transmitting sound through water and perfected a hydrofoil. He was elected to the Nova Scotia Legislature in 1933.