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Illustration from the childrens book The Adventures of Uncle Lubin, 1902. Artist: W Heath RobinsonIllustration from the childrens book The Adventures of Uncle Lubin, 1902. From a private collection
Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, 1850. Creator: UnknownAscent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, [London], 1850. 'The machine which Mr. Bell has constructed...is capable of sustaining a weight of between 500 and 600 lb
M. Petin's "System of Aerial Navigation", 1850. Creator: Unknown. MM. Petin's "System of Aerial Navigation", 1850. French milliner and balloonist Ernest Petin '..has sought to give to his apparatus the greatest possible power
The Cierva Autogiro, 1941. Creator: UnknownThe Cierva Autogiro, 1941. The Cierva C.30 autogyro designed by Juan de la Cierva was built during the 1930s in Britain, France and Germany under licence from the Cierva Autogiro Company
Otto Lilienthal, German aeronaut, early 20th century. Lilienthal taking to the air in one of his gliders. He made more than 2000 flights before being killed in a crash
Cierva C. 8W (C. 8L Mk. IV), 1928. Creator: Cierva Autogiro CompanyIn 1928, Harold Pitcairn imported Juan de la Ciervas latest Autogiro, the C.8W (also known as the C.8 Mk.IV) to the United States as an experimental testbed for his own line of rotary-wing aircraft
Plate 13 from the Disparates : A Way of Flying, ca. 1816-23 (published 1864)
Locomotion: Walking by Steam, Riding by Steam, Flying by Steam, ca. 1830
The Edwards Rhomboidal biplane, c1911, (1935). Creator: UnknownThe Edwards Rhomboidal biplane, c1911, (1935). The Edwards Rhomboidal was an unusually shaped early British aircraft designed by E.W. Edwards. It was tested at Brooklands in 1911
Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Creator: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Etrich Rumpler-Taube plane, 1909, (1932). Creator: UnknownEtrich Rumpler-Taube plane, 1909, (1932). The Etrich Taube was a German monoplane, and the first mas-produced German military aircraft. It was designed in 1909 by Igo Etrich of Austria-Hungary
Flying machine designed by Leonardo da Vinci, c1485, (1932). Creator: UnknownFlying machine designed by Leonardo da Vinci, c1485, (1932). Italian artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) made many designs for flying machines inspired by birds
Lathams plane, 1909, (1932). Creator: UnknownLathams plane, 1909, (1932). French aviator and display pilot Hubert Latham, (1883-1912) made the first overland flight in Germany on 27 September 1909
Ellehammer semi-biplane, 1906, (1932). Creator: UnknownEllehammer semi-biplane, 1906, (1932). Danish watchmaker and inventor Jacob Ellehammer (1871-1946) made a tethered flight in his semi-biplane on 12 September 1906
Jacob Degens flying machine, 1808, (1932). Creator: UnknownJacob Degens flying machine, 1808, (1932). Flying machine built by Jacob Degen, a clockmaker from Vienna, who made his first attempt in his tethered ornithopter in the spring of 1808
Caprettis flying machine, 1877, (1932). Creator: UnknownCaprettis flying machine, 1877, (1932). Italian inventor Ignazio Teodoro Capretti with his winged contraption. From " Die Eroberung Der Luft", (The Conquest of the Air)
Otto Lilienthals glider, 1890s, (1932). Creator: UnknownOtto Lilienthals glider, 1890s, (1932). German gliding pioneer and aeronautical inventor Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896) made about 2, 000 flights before being killed in a crash
Gutermuths glider, 1912, (1932). Creator: UnknownGutermuths glider, 1912, (1932). On 22 July 1912, Hans Gutermuth of the Darmstadt Technical Institute in Germany flew a glider for one minute fifty-two seconds covering a distance of 840 metres
Wright brothers flyer, c1903, (1932). Creator: UnknownWright brothers flyer, c1903, (1932). Aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the worlds first controlled and powered flights on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA
Berblingers attempt to fly across the Danube, 1811, (1932). Creator: UnknownBerblingers attempt to fly across the Danube, 1811, (1932). German inventor Albrecht Ludwig Berblinger (1770-1829), also known as the Tailor of Ulm, constructed a working flying machine
Etrichs Zanonia glider, 1906. (1932). Creator: UnknownEtrichs Zanonia glider, 1906. (1932). Flying wing aircraft built by Austrian flight pioneer Ignaz Etrich and inspired by the flying seed of Zanonia macrocarpa, a kind of plant
Grades monoplane, 1908, (1932). Creator: UnknownGrades monoplane, 1908, (1932). German aviation pioneer Hans Grade (1879-1946) made the first successful motor-flight over German soil at Magdeburg in 1908
Arnold Bocklins flying machine, 1885, (1932). Creator: UnknownArnold Bo cklins flying machine, 1885, (1932). The Swiss painter Arnold Bo cklin (1827-1901) drew up plans for a flying machine without an engine
Wright brothers glider, c1900, (1932). Creator: UnknownWright brothers glider, c1900, (1932). Aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright made the worlds first controlled and powered flights on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA
Early flying machine passing over London, c1843View of an early flying machine passing over London, c1843; figures watch its progress from Westminster Bridge and Waterloo Bridge
Locomotion, London, c1820. Artist: George CruikshankLocomotion, London, c1820. In the centre a man wearing steam driven boots has ground to a halt, as the fire has gone out, below a servant attempts to start a blaze with a pair of belows
Wilbur Wright and his sister, Katherine, 1909Wilbur Wright, American aviator and his sister, Katherine, 1909. Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) and his brother Orville (1871-1948), were American inventors of aircraft
Sky cycle below a balloon, early 1900s
Design for a mechanical wing, 1478-1518. Found in the Collection of Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Locomotion Plate 2nd, c1835 (1905). Artist: Seymour Del ShortshanksLocomotion Plate 2nd, c 1835. A satirical sketch describing the perils of steam-powered transport. Engraving by Shortshanks after a drawing by Robert Seymour
August - Idees Napoliennes, 19th century. Artist: George CruikshankAugust - Idees Napoliennes, 19th century
William Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage of 1843 (1910). Henson (1805-1888) and his partner John Stringfellow (1799-1883) managed to get a model of this steam-powered flying machine airborne
Aders flying bird Eole ( Aole ), 1890 (c1910)Aders flying bird Eole ( Aole ). This aeroplane was designed by the French aviation pioneer Clement Ader (1841-1925). It was steam-powered