JOHN WILLIAM DUNNE 1875-1949

The Dunne Biplane from ST. NICHOLAS AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG FOLKS, 1915

DUNNE BUILDS A BIPLANE, 1909      "John William Dunne placed his faith in achieving aerodynamic stability with a tailless airplane using swept-back biplane wings. A glider of this configuration was tested on behalf of the Army at Blair Atholl in 1907 and Dunne achieved some success later with a powered machine." This item is from a page on the site of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. To access the page which references Dunne, just click on: John Dunne You may want to use your "Find" tool on "Dunne" to find his entry, which is near the bottom of the page. I heartily recommend that you visit the homepage of the site. Be sure to click on "The History of Flight" section. It is very comprehensive and includes stories from 19 of the countries of the world. It also has biographies of 12 of the Pioneer Fliers.

 

Dunne D-7 - 1912 "There appears to be some French writing on its back, which I can't make out, though one word appears to be "English". Relevant Link - 1 Relevant Link - 2 Photo, comment & link courtesy of Roy Nagl, 8-23-06

 

The Historical Burgess-Dunne The 1914 Burgess -Dunne Canada's First Military Plane By Courtesy of Barry D. MacKeracher

THE HISTORICAL BURGESS-DUNNE REPLICA, 2001 You will find a fascinating story of the building of a replica of the Burgess-Dunne on this website.There are stories and many pictures which have been provided by the builder, Barry D. MacKeracher. I thank him for allowing me to use the photo above. To access the site, just click on: Burgess-Dunne I invite you to browse the entire site by clicking on: Home.

 

FLYING WINGS SALUTING 150 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN AVIATION HISTORY This site offers an extensive coverage of Dunne's career, with many illustrations. You can access the site by clicking on: John William Dunne

 

BURGESS- DUNNE ON THE AeroFiles WEBSITE You will find many references to the Burgess-Dunne planes, with pictures, on the site. You can visit that reference by clicking on: John William Dunne and using the "Find" function repeatedly on "Dunne"

 

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE from Bob Davis, via email 4-23-02 Ralph,   Dunne was a British citizen who successfully designed a stable biplane glider shortly after the Wrights. It was swept-wing and had washout.   Bob Davis

 

RECOMMENDED READING from Bob Davis, via email 10-18-03 Ralph,   Chapter One of Constance Babington-Smith's book [Testing Time, The Story of British Test Pilots and Their Aircraft], Harper & Brothers, New York, 1961, LCCCN 61-8610, pages 1-21, includes seven illustrations.   Bob Davis

 

John Dunne died in 1949

 

Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator, please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper   Back