Cody Floatplane
| Cody Floatplane | |
|---|---|
| Cody Hydroplane on the Basingstoke Canal | |
| General information | |
| Type | Floatplane |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Samuel Franklin Cody |
| Designer | Samuel Franklin Cody |
| Status | Prototype only |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 14 July 1913 |
The Cody Floatplane (also referred to as the Cody Hydro-biplane) was designed and built by Samuel Franklin Cody as an entrant in the 1913 Daily Mail Circuit of Britain race, which offered a prize of £5,000. On 7 August 1913 the aircraft suffered a structural failure during flight trials and both Cody and his passenger were killed.