Aviation Historian 4 / M.Oakey - History or Hogwash?

His large glider of 1902-05, often referred to as the “Large Albatross” (there was also a smaller version), being tested at Stratford, Connecticut, in about 1904. It had foldable wings and could be towed into the air behind a car. In 1905 Whitehead filed a patent for this design which was granted in 1908 (No 881,837).