Henson Collection

The aeroplane proposed by Henson in his patent of 1842, c1936 (c1937). William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) was a pre-Wright brothers aviation engineer and inventor from Nottingham, England

Imaginary Flight of Hensons Ariel, 1843, (1944). Creator: Day & Haghe
Imaginary Flight of Hensons " Ariel", 1843, (1944). William Henson and John Stringfellows 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine

Leslie Lincoln Henson (1891-1957), English comedian, actor, producer and director, 1935
Leslie Lincoln Henson (1891-1957), English comedian, actor, producer for films and theatre, and film director, 1935. He initially worked in silent films and Edwardian musical comedy

St Margaret s, the Reverend Herbert Hensley Henson, British clergyman, 1912. Artist: WH
St Margaret s, the Reverend Herbert Hensley Henson, British clergyman, 1912. Henson (1863-1947) was appointed Rector of St Margaret s, Westminster and Canon of Westminster Abbey in 1900

Design for an aerial steam carriage, 1843 (1956). William Henson, a follower of English aviation pioneer Sir George Cayley, patented his proposed Aerial Steam Carriage in 1842

First carriage, Ariel, 1843. Artist: W Walton
First carriage, Ariel, 1843, showing a fictitious flight of William Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage over a city. Henson patented his Aerial Steam Carriage in 1842

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

Henson and Stringfellows 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine, 1843
Henson and Stringfellows 1843 design for steam-powered flying machine. Webbed tail 15.24m, and beneath it a rudder. Steam engine in car drove two set of vanes (pink objecs) 6.09m diameter

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