7/1/2017
7/1/2017
Note: This is the hill where Montgomery conducted his test flights
7/1/2017
7/1/2017
Note: This is the former site of the plaque at the entrance to Evergreen College
Landmark information
- Location:
East side of intersection of San Felipe and Yerba Buena Rds, San Jose - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
7/18/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
7/1/2017 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 17.963, W 121 46.252
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Montgomery Hill
Three-quarters of a mile northeast is Montgomery Hill, site of the 55 successful flights of the "aeroplane" of John Joseph Montgomery which demonstrated aerodynamic developments still indispensable to modern aircraft. Here the basic principles of aerodynamics discovered by Montgomery were combined by his engineering skill and technology to produce a heavier-than-air flying machine which had complete control: the chambered wing, rear stabilizer, flexible wingtips, and the wing-warping aileron.