Aeronautical Collection (page 7)

Percy Sinclair Pilchers Hawk hand glider, 1896
HAWK GLIDER, 1896. Percy Sinclair Pilchers Hawk hand glider, 1896

Percy Sinclair Pilchers Hawk hand glider, 1890s. Illustration
HAWK GLIDER. Percy Sinclair Pilchers Hawk hand glider, 1890s. Illustration

American aviatrix. Photographed in the cockpit of her Bleriot monoplane, 1911
HARRIET QUIMBY (1875-1912). American aviatrix. Photographed in the cockpit of her Bleriot monoplane, 1911

Wood engraving, French, 1877
FLYING MACHINE, 1877. Wood engraving, French, 1877

Line engraving, French, c1915
BIPLANE, 1915. Line engraving, French, c1915

The English balloonist Charles Green about to make his 499th ascent in his Royal Nassau Balloon, 17 August 1852
ROYAL NASSAU BALLOON, 1852. The English balloonist Charles Green about to make his 499th ascent in his Royal Nassau Balloon, 17 August 1852

Young Guerin taken up. Wood engraving, American, 1869
BALLOON, 1869. Young Guerin taken up. Wood engraving, American, 1869

Ballooning. Aerial voyages. Mountain ranges of cloud. Wood engraving, English, 1870
AERIAL VOYAGE, 1870. Ballooning. Aerial voyages. Mountain ranges of cloud. Wood engraving, English, 1870

The third ascent of the Robert and Charles hydrogen balloon, September 1784
BALLOON, PARIS, 1784. The third ascent of the Robert and Charles hydrogen balloon, September 1784, with the brothers Nicolas and Anne-Jean in the gondola, from the Tuileries in Paris, France

The British rigid airship R-34 in flight over Scotland, 1919
AIRSHIP R-34, 1919. The British rigid airship R-34 in flight over Scotland, 1919

Dan Tate (foreground) and Wilbur Wright testing one of the Wright Brothers gliders at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1902
WRIGHT BROTHERS GLIDER. Dan Tate (foreground) and Wilbur Wright testing one of the Wright Brothers gliders at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1902. Oil over a photograph

Biplanes flying in formation during World War I, c1917
BIPLANES, c1917. Biplanes flying in formation during World War I, c1917

The end of John Wises unsuccessful trans-Atlantic balloon flight in Henderson, New York
WISEs ATLANTIC BALLOON. The end of John Wises unsuccessful trans-Atlantic balloon flight in Henderson, New York, nineteen hours after setting out from St. Louis, Missouri, on 1 July 1859

The lifeboat carried by John Wises Atlantic balloon was to have enabled the passengers to survive a descent at sea
WISEs BALLOON, 1859. The lifeboat carried by John Wises Atlantic balloon was to have enabled the passengers to survive a descent at sea. Wood engraving, 1859

The English balloonist Charles Green at the successful conclusion of his 500th ascent in his Royal Nassau balloon
ROYAL NASSAU BALLOON, 1852. The English balloonist Charles Green at the successful conclusion of his 500th ascent in his Royal Nassau balloon, 12 August 1852

One of Otto Lilienthals early glider flights: engraving, late 19th century
OTTO LILIENTHAL (1848-1896). One of Otto Lilienthals early glider flights: engraving, late 19th century

Ziegler-Pfeileindecker monoplane, c1910
GERMAN MONOPLANE, 1910. Ziegler-Pfeileindecker monoplane, c1910

The ascent of Nadars Le Geant balloon at Brussels in 1864. Contemporary wood engraving
BALLOONING: NADAR, 1864. The ascent of Nadars Le Geant balloon at Brussels in 1864. Contemporary wood engraving

German Dr. Geest Moves monoplane in flight, c1910
MONOPLANE, 1910. German Dr. Geest Moves monoplane in flight, c1910

Two-seater early airplane. Line engraving, French, c1915
BIPLANE, c1915. Two-seater early airplane. Line engraving, French, c1915

(1840-1916). Naturalized British (American-born) inventor. Sir Hirams 360-horsepower giant flying machine shortly
SIR HIRAM STEVENS MAXIM (1840-1916). Naturalized British (American-born) inventor. Sir Hirams 360-horsepower giant flying machine shortly before its unsuccessful test flight in 1894

Prone ornithopter, with both legs moving together, and wings hand operated on the up stroke
LEONARDO: ORNITHOPTER. Prone ornithopter, with both legs moving together, and wings hand operated on the up stroke. Drawing, c1487, by Leonardo da Vinci

Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe behind Union lines observing the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia
CIVIL WAR: BALLOON, 1862. Professor Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe behind Union lines observing the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, from his balloon Intrepid, 31 May 1862

Patent drawing, dated 22 May 1906, for Orville and Wilbur Wrights flying machine (side view)
WRIGHT BROTHERs PATENT. Patent drawing, dated 22 May 1906, for Orville and Wilbur Wrights flying machine (side view)

Otto Lilienthals patent for the modern glider based on bird flight, awarded by the Imperial Patent Office, Berlin
OTTO LILIENTHAL: PATENT. Otto Lilienthals patent for the modern glider based on bird flight, awarded by the Imperial Patent Office, Berlin, Germany, 10 November 1894

(1873-1932). Brazilian aviation pioneer. English caricature, 1901
ALBERTO SANTOS-DUMONT (1873-1932). Brazilian aviation pioneer. English caricature, 1901

Design for flying machine with human operator
LEONARDO DA VINCI. Design for flying machine with human operator

Pierre Testu-Brissy ascending on horseback, 1798. Wood engraving, 19th century
HORSEBACK BALLOON RIDE. Pierre Testu-Brissy ascending on horseback, 1798. Wood engraving, 19th century

A balloon wedding in New York, 1865. Wood engraving, American, 19th century
BALLOON WEDDING, 1865. A balloon wedding in New York, 1865. Wood engraving, American, 19th century

Wing-testing rig on scales, for an ornithopter wing. Drawing, c1485, by Leonardo da Vinci
LEONARDO: ORNITHOPTER. Wing-testing rig on scales, for an ornithopter wing. Drawing, c1485, by Leonardo da Vinci

Orville Wright preparing for takeoff in the first Wright brothers biplane glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
ORVILLE WRIGHT, 1901. Orville Wright preparing for takeoff in the first Wright brothers biplane glider at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Photograph, 1901

Tiny Broadwick suspended from a plane piloted by Glenn L. Martin, 1913
WOMAN BARNSTORMER, 1913. Tiny Broadwick suspended from a plane piloted by Glenn L. Martin, 1913

Leonardo da Vincis drawing of a wing-testing rig for an ornithopter wing, 1486-1490
LEONARDO: ORNITHOPTER. Leonardo da Vincis drawing of a wing-testing rig for an ornithopter wing, 1486-1490

Sketch of a semi-prone ornithopter, showing gear train, and cog-pedal transmission
LEONARDO: ORNITHOPTER. Sketch of a semi-prone ornithopter, showing gear train, and cog-pedal transmission. Drawing, c1485, by Leonardo da Vinci

Sir Hiram Maxims flying machine, c1894. Contempoary line engraving
MAXIMs FLYING MACHINE. Sir Hiram Maxims flying machine, c1894. Contempoary line engraving

John William Dunnes powered tailless biplane with swept-back wings, 1907
DUNNEs BIPLANE, 1907. John William Dunnes powered tailless biplane with swept-back wings, 1907

Henri Fabre making the first seaplane flight on Le Canard (The Duck) at Martigues, near Marseilles, France
FABRE HYDRAVION, 1910. Henri Fabre making the first seaplane flight on Le Canard (The Duck) at Martigues, near Marseilles, France, 28 March 1910

Plan, frontal, and side views of Octave Chanutes biplane glider of 1896
CHANUTEs GLIDER, 1896. Plan, frontal, and side views of Octave Chanutes biplane glider of 1896

Leonardo da Vincis drawing, c1487, of a prone ornithopter with pilots legs moving together
LEONARDO: ORNITHOPTER. Leonardo da Vincis drawing, c1487, of a prone ornithopter with pilots legs moving together and wings hand-operated on the upstroke

Drawing, c1486-90, of a standing ornithopter. A man standing in a bowl-shaped aircraft operates four beating wings by
LEONARDO: AERONAUTICS. Drawing, c1486-90, of a standing ornithopter. A man standing in a bowl-shaped aircraft operates four beating wings by means of a massive transmission of hand-and-foot operated

Drawing, c1510-1515, of a falling-leaf glider, showing a series of descent positions by Leonardo da Vinci
LEONARDO: AERONAUTICS. Drawing, c1510-1515, of a falling-leaf glider, showing a series of descent positions by Leonardo da Vinci

John H. Penningtons aerial steamship. Lithograph, American, 1850
PENNINGTONs AIRSHIP, 1850. John H. Penningtons aerial steamship. Lithograph, American, 1850

Airship patented by B. F. Barnes of Circleville, Ohio, in 1892. Contemporary line engraving
BARNES AIRSHIP, 1892. Airship patented by B.F. Barnes of Circleville, Ohio, in 1892. Contemporary line engraving

Souvenir postcard of the James Gordon Bennett trophy flights at Zurich, Switzerland, 1909
BALLOON POSTCARD, 1909. Souvenir postcard of the James Gordon Bennett trophy flights at Zurich, Switzerland, 1909

The Atlantic, in which John Wise and three companions set out from St. Louis, Missouri
ATLANTIC BALLOON, 1859. The Atlantic, in which John Wise and three companions set out from St. Louis, Missouri, on 1 July 1859 to prove that a west-to-east crossing of the Atlantic Ocean was

An early American flying machine, c1900
FLYING MACHINE, 1900. An early American flying machine, c1900

Sir George Cayley (1773-1857). English pioneer of aviation. Cayleys notes
CAYLEYs NOTES, 1849. Sir George Cayley (1773-1857). English pioneer of aviation. Cayleys notes and sketches of glider experiments made in the summer of 1849

Wood engraving, English, 1874
FLYING MANs PARACHUTE. Wood engraving, English, 1874

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