Aeroplane Collection (page 8)

Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) Brazilian aviation pioneer. Here in his airship (dirigible) No
530542 Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932) Brazilian aviation pioneer. Here in his airship (dirigible) No. 6 descending at the Aero Park, Paris, after winning the Deutsch prize, 19 October 1901

Close-up view of airplane, including the pilot and passenger seats, 1911 (photo)
1128913 Close-up view of airplane, including the pilot and passenger seats, 1911 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wright Brothers Collection).

Louis Bleriot (1872-1936), French aviator, flying over the cliffs at Dover after crossing the English Channel from Les
530322 Louis Bleriot (1872-1936), French aviator, flying over the cliffs at Dover after crossing the English Channel from Les Boraques near Calais, France

World War I 1914-1918: 'What England Wants' 1918 German propaganda poster showing British planes bombing a
528513 World War I 1914-1918: 'What England Wants' 1918 German propaganda poster showing British planes bombing a factory

Artist's impression of Claude Chappe demonstrating his optical telegraph system in 1793, c.1870. Engraving
540001 Artist's impression of Claude Chappe demonstrating his optical telegraph system in 1793, c.1870. Engraving; (add.info)

Poster for the International Flying Circuit in Milan, picturing an Antoniette Monoplane, 3rd October, 1910
IND54616 Poster for the International Flying Circuit in Milan, picturing an Antoniette Monoplane, 3rd October, 1910; Private Collection; Index Fototeca.

WW1: bomb launched by an airplane, 1915 (illustration)
2093123 WW1: bomb launched by an airplane, 1915 (illustration) by Leven & Lemonier (fl.1915); (add.info.: France. Coll. Part. History. France. Missile (torpedo) launched by an airplane

A submarine (submarine) officer looking through the periscope. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1940
MMM5467531 A submarine (submarine) officer looking through the periscope. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1940, by Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); National Maritime Museum

Pioneers of Italian aviation: Postcard souvenir of the Milan International Airplane
5313755 Pioneers of Italian aviation: Postcard souvenir of the Milan International Airplane. (From September 24th to October 3rd 1910). Raid Briga-Milan Italy; SeM Studio/UIG.

Pioneers of Italian aviation: An illustrated postcard of the painter Scolari
5313721 Pioneers of Italian aviation: An illustrated postcard of the painter Scolari. issued on the occasion of the Brescia air circuit. and illustrating an aircraft

Illustration depicting an aerial Velocipede. 1893. A velocipede was a human-powered vehicle with one or more wheels
5311464 Illustration depicting an aerial Velocipede. 1893. A velocipede was a human-powered vehicle with one or more wheels; (add.info.: Date: 1893); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Bifilar Pendulum
5308089 A Bifilar Pendulum.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Bifilar Pendulum. A Bifilar Pendulum consists of suspending an aircraft from two parallel wires, or filars, that)

Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi
5616663 Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi; (add.info.: Futuristic drawing showing a hotel landing platform to board an air taxi)

Idea for a helicopter, presented to the Academie des Sciences in 1784 by Launoy and Bienvenu (engraving)
5616614 Idea for a helicopter, presented to the Academie des Sciences in 1784 by Launoy and Bienvenu (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Tatin's mechanical bird
5616608 Tatin's mechanical bird:; (add.info.: Victor Tatin (1843 - 1913) was a French engineer who created an early airplane, the Aeroplane in 1879. Tatin's mechanical bird

Samuel Pierpont Langley's first steam powered plane model
5616598 Samuel Pierpont Langley's first steam powered plane model; (add.info.: Samuel Pierpont Langley's first steam-powered plane model)

Hiram Maxim's water tube boiler of his flying machine
5616597 Hiram Maxim's water tube boiler of his flying machine; (add.info.: Hiram Maxim's water tube boiler of his flying machine. Hiram Maxim (1840-1916) a British inventor

Arthur Latham's monoplane in the air in 1909. Arthur Charles Hubert Latham, 1883 -1912. French aviation pioneer
693726 Arthur Latham's monoplane in the air in 1909. Arthur Charles Hubert Latham, 1883 -1912. French aviation pioneer. From The Wonderful Year 1909 .

Henri Farman winning the Grand Prix of two thousand pounds for the longest flight of 112 miles in a Farman III Biplane
693725 Henri Farman winning the Grand Prix of two thousand pounds for the longest flight of 112 miles in a Farman III Biplane at The Grande Semaine d'Aviation de la Champagne, Reims

An engraving depicting William Henson's design for a steam-powered aeroplane in 1844, 19th (engraving)
5311622 An engraving depicting William Henson's design for a steam-powered aeroplane in 1844, 19th (engraving); (add.info.: g William Henson's design for a steam-powered aeroplane: 1844)

Greece, Thessaloniki: German biplane landing in catastoph in the middle of a road
LUX4802278 Greece, Thessaloniki: German biplane landing in catastoph in the middle of a road, guard by French soldiers and surrounded by a band of curious people, 1916; (add.info.: Greece)

France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: H. Lemaitre and his Michelin Breguet 107 on the airfield of Epinal
LUX4798056 France, Lorraine, Vosges (88), Epinal: H. Lemaitre and his Michelin Breguet 107 on the airfield of Epinal, the exit of the hangar, 1916; (add.info.: France, Lorraine, Vosges (88)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Sainte Maure de Touraine: a caudron biplane in a vineyard, 1915
LUX4798190 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Sainte Maure de Touraine: a caudron biplane in a vineyard, 1915; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37)

France: photo montage fantasy of a baby in a Bleriot, 1910
LUX4726464 France: photo montage fantasy of a baby in a Bleriot, 1910; (add.info.: France: photo montage fantasy of a baby in a Bleriot, 1910); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

France: Fancy postcard showing a child in a fantasy plane, 1905
LUX4726205 France: Fancy postcard showing a child in a fantasy plane, 1905; (add.info.: France: Fancy postcard showing a child in a fantasy plane, 1905); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

First World War: France, Postcard showing the joys of initiations and the faceties of the aviator, 1918
LUX4734674 First World War: France, Postcard showing the joys of initiations and the faceties of the aviator, 1918; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1)

First World War: France, Propaganda map showing an aviator next to his fighter plane, 1918
LUX4734196 First World War: France, Propaganda map showing an aviator next to his fighter plane, 1918; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

Aerial view of the capture of a war balloon on the western front during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century
3502791 Aerial view of the capture of a war balloon on the western front during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

Start of aviation: airplanes in flight during an air meeting held in Reims (Marne) during the Aviation Week in 1909
NWI4953131 Start of aviation: airplanes in flight during an air meeting held in Reims (Marne) during the Aviation Week in 1909

France: motorized Hanriot biplane with 2 pilots in leather coats and a mechanic, 1923 - spad
LUX4769045 France: motorized Hanriot biplane with 2 pilots in leather coats and a mechanic, 1923 - spad; (add.info.: France: motorized Hanriot biplane with 2 pilots in leather coats and a mechanic)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: September 1912. Menneton. Single-engine REP monoplane
LUX4769011 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Tours: September 1912. Menneton. Single-engine REP monoplane. Animated view, 1912 - Monoplane single engine R.E.P; (add.info.: France, Centre)

France: War 1914-1918, aircraft with propellant engine, LA10 biplane, reservoirs and machine gun
LUX4768982 France: War 1914-1918, aircraft with propellant engine, LA10 biplane, reservoirs and machine gun. Animated view with soldiers, 1914; (add.info.: France: War 1914-1918)

First World War (1914-1918): two soldiers of the German army inside a fake plane
IMB4933954 First World War (1914-1918): two soldiers of the German army inside a fake plane.; (add.info.: First World War (1914-1918)

"Under the machine gun" - Images of the Great War, before 1920 (lithograph)
DUV4222643 "Under the machine gun" - Images of the Great War, before 1920 (lithograph); 38.5x27.5 cm; (add.info.: The role of German submarines has been genuinely abominable)

Formula E 2022-2023: Berlin ePrix
BERLIN TEMPELHOF AIRPORT, GERMANY - APRIL 21: Dan Ticktum, NIO 333 FE Team, NIO 333 ER9 during the Berlin ePrix at Berlin Tempelhof Airport on Friday April 21, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

New Brighton
2903133 New Brighton; (add.info.: New Brighton, Pennsylvania, 1883.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Towanda, Pennsylvania, 1880
2903101 Towanda, Pennsylvania, 1880; (add.info.: Towanda, Pennsylvania, 1880.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Ludlow, Vermont, 1859 from South Hill
2903020 Ludlow, Vermont, 1859 from South Hill; (add.info.: Ludlow, Vermont, 1859 from South Hill.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Birds Eye View of Boston, 1877
2900968 Birds Eye View of Boston, 1877; (add.info.: Birds Eye View of Boston, 1877.); Buyenlarge Archive/UIG.

Adolphe Celestin Pegoud, 1889 - 1915. Pre-war French aviator who became the first fighter ace
3058439 Adolphe Celestin Pegoud, 1889 - 1915. Pre-war French aviator who became the first fighter ace. Seen here in 1913 taking off on his historic flight where he "looped the loop"

Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho)
3252882 Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction caused by a British bomb thrown from an aeroplane onto a German cavalry column)

Wilbur Wright, early 20th century (photo)
3585907 Wilbur Wright, early 20th century (photo); (add.info.: Photograph of Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) an American inventor and aviation pioneer. Dated 20th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Wilbur Wright, early 20th century (photo)
3585904 Wilbur Wright, early 20th century (photo); (add.info.: Photograph of Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) an American inventor and aviation pioneer. Dated 20th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Transport. Aviation. The franco peruvian aviator Jorge Chavez Dartnell. Photo, France, c.1910
2638900 Transport. Aviation. The franco peruvian aviator Jorge Chavez Dartnell. Photo, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Transport. Aviation. Photo, France, vers 1910. Coll)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a little girl in an airplane
LUX4741397 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a little girl in an airplane, moved by seeing the soldiers rising to the front

Clement Ader's flying bird 'Eole' (Aole). Wingspan of 15m, made of wood and aluminium
530518 Clement Ader's flying bird 'Eole' (Aole). Wingspan of 15m, made of wood and aluminium, it was the first piloted plane to take off under its own steam, 9 October 1890

An aeroplane on the stocks, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400468 An aeroplane on the stocks, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Wright Brothers' biplane 'Flier': This plane used fuel injection. Card published 1910
530321 Wright Brothers' biplane 'Flier': This plane used fuel injection. Card published 1910. ; Universal History Archive/UIG.

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From the cockpit of an Airbus A330 to the sleek design of a Bentley car, the world of aeroplanes encompasses both innovation and elegance. With aircraft propellers spinning like artwork, such as the Jaguar aircraft DP035691, it's no wonder that aviation has captured our imaginations for decades. One cannot mention aviation without acknowledging Howard Hughes, a true pioneer in US aviation history. His contributions have shaped the industry we know today. And speaking of pioneers, who can forget about Shackleton over the Strand RAF_228_190E_0048? Their daring feats remind us of the courage it takes to conquer new heights. The Lancaster Bomber accompanied by two Spitfire Fighter planes at the 2011 Goodwood revival showcases not only power but also teamwork in flight, and is a testament to how collaboration can lead to extraordinary achievements. And then there's Concorde – a symbol of speed and luxury that graced British Airways livery at Heathrow Airport in London during its heyday in the 1970s. Its iconic silhouette still captures hearts worldwide. Let's not overlook historical gems like The Westland Lysander from 1941 or aerial photography from 1919 AFL03_aerofilms_c12930. These snapshots transport us back in time and allow us to appreciate how far we've come in terms of technology and exploration. For those seeking adventure combined with breathtaking views, Maho Bay offers an unforgettable experience where low-flying aircraft approach Princess Juliana International Airport on St. Martin Island (St. Maarten). Witnessing these magnificent machines up close is truly awe-inspiring. Lastly, let's not forget moments like Farnborough Air Show in 1952 EAW046639 when enthusiasts gather to celebrate all things aviation-related – showcasing cutting-edge designs and pushing boundaries further than ever before. Whether it's kayaks attached to an aeroplane or any other unexpected combination, the world of aeroplanes continues to surprise and captivate us.