Prototype Collection

1966 Lotus Europa Series 1 prototype in factory. Creator: Unknown
1966 Lotus Europa Series 1 prototype in factory

Captain Urquhart experimenting with his Life-Preserving Raft on the Thames, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Captain Urquhart experimenting with his Life-Preserving Raft on the Thames, [in London] 1858. A craft, attracting attention by its singular appearance

The Winans Ocean Steamer as she will appear at sea, 1858. Creator: Smyth
The Winans Ocean Steamer as she will appear at sea, 1858. The Cigar Ship, a singular vessel which was launched near the Ferry Bay at Baltimore

The Winans Steam-vessel - end view, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Winans Steam-vessel - end view, 1858. The Cigar Ship, a singular vessel which was launched near the Ferry Bay at Baltimore

Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field - Wright Brothers Plane, Wrecked, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field - Wright Brothers Plane, Wrecked, 1911. [Early test flights in Maryland]

Wright Brothers Airplane, Etc - Harry Atwood, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Brothers Airplane, Etc - Harry Atwood, 1911. [US aviation pineer, engineer and inventor Atwood was chief flight instructor for William Starling Burgess whose Burgess Company built a variety of

Aviator Harry Atwood, in Plane with Leo Stevens, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Aviator Harry Atwood, in Plane with Leo Stevens, 1911. [US aviation pineer, engineer and inventor Atwood was chief flight instructor for William Starling Burgess whose Burgess Company built a variety

Wright Brothers Airplane, Etc - Harry Atwood, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Brothers Airplane, Etc - Harry Atwood, 1911. [US aviation pineer, engineer and inventor Atwood was chief flight instructor for William Starling Burgess whose Burgess Company built a variety of

Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Wright Biplane, Type B... 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Army Aviation, College Park Aviation Field, 2nd Season - Wright Biplane, Type B; Lt. Harry Graham, 1912. [Early test flights in Maryland. Lieutenant Graham flying Wright Brothers aircraft]

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights, 1909 July. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights, 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Wilbur And Orville Wright... Creator: Harris & Ewing
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Wilbur And Orville Wright, Charlie Taylor; Putting Plane On Launching Rail

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Hangar, Orville Wright, Right, 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights; View of Wright Plane, 1909 July
Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights; View of Wright Plane, 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S

1937 Volkswagen Beetle prototype. Creator: Unknown
1937 Volkswagen Beetle prototype

Prototype Hawker Hurricane being test flown by Flight Lieutenant PWS Bulman, c1935 (1941). PWS George Bulman was Chief Test Pilot for Hawker Aircraft from 1925

Engine of a 1931 Rover Scarab. Creator: Unknown
Engine of a 1931 Rover Scarab

1931 Rover Scarab. Creator: Unknown
1931 Rover Scarab

1979 Triumph Lynx Prototype. Creator: Unknown
1979 Triumph Lynx Prototype

Lunar Landing Vehicle, USA, 1963. Creator: NASA
Lunar Landing Vehicle, USA, 1963. Vehicle for Lunar Landing Research Facility at Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Bell Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV), USA, 1969. Creator: NASA
Bell Lunar Landing Training Vehicle (LLTV), USA, 1969. Following the crash of a sister Lunar Landing Training Vehicle at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas

Inflatable Station Concept, 1961. Creator: NASA
Inflatable Station Concept, 1961. Unlike many other early space station concepts, this design actually made it out of the concept phase and into production, though no models were ever flown

Jerrie Cobb testing gimbal rig in the Altitude Wind Tunnel, USA, c1950s. Creator: NASA
Jerrie Cobb is tested in the Gimbal Rig in the Altitude Wind Tunnel, USA, c1950s. American pilot and aviator Jerrie Cobb at the Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, USA, 1963. Creator: NASA
Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, USA, 1963. Lunar Landing Research Vehicle outside NASA hangar at Langley Research Center in Virginia

Artists Conception of Space Station Freedom, 1991. Creator: Alan Chinchar
Artists Conception of Space Station Freedom, 1991. Alan Chinchars rendition of the Space Station Freedom in orbit. The painting depicts the completed space station

Lunar Rendezvous Simulator, 1962. Creator: NASA
Lunar Rendezvous Simulator, 1962. The Lunar Rendezvous Simulator at Langley Research Center, Virginia, USA

Gus Grissom and Milt Thompson with Paresev, California, USA, 1962. Creator: NASA
Gus Grissom and Milt Thompson with Paresev, California, USA, 1962. Mercury astronaut Gus Grissom (L) and NASA test pilot Milton Thompson with Paraglider Research Vehicle 1-A at Rogers Dry Lakebed at

Bell X-14A Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft, USA, 1962. Creator: NASA
Bell X-14A Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft, USA, 1962. Landing on the lunar surface is simulated by the NASA Ames Research Centers Bell X-14A VTOL aircraft

Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in Flight, California, USA, 1964. Creator: NASA
Lunar Landing Research Vehicle in Flight, California, USA, 1964. Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) Number 1 in flight at the South Base of Edwards Air Force Base

Curtiss CD-12 Prototype (Serial Number 1) V-12 Engine, Circa1921
The CD-12 development history extended over several years, and involved a number of well regarded figures in the aircraft industry

Aeronca C-2, 1929-1932. Creator: Aeronautical Corporation of America
X626N; 1929 single-seat, light sport monoplane; Aeronca E-107A engine; high-wing, tailwheel design. The Aeronca C-2 was the first truly light airplane certified by the Department of Commerce

Model, Lunar Probe, Ranger. Creator: Unknown
Model, Lunar Probe, Ranger. This is a 1/24th scale model of Ranger 1 and 2, the spacecraft series that sought to gather knowledge about the Moon in the first yearsof the space age

Daimler DB18 prototype on 1956 Thames Estuary Automobile Club Southend Rally. Creator: Unknown
Daimler DB18 prototype on 1956 Thames Estuary Automobile Club Southend Rally

1930 Burney Streamline prototype. Creator: Unknown
1930 Burney Streamline prototype

1969 McLaren 10A prototype, Bruce McLaren. Creator: Unknown
1969 McLaren 10A prototype, Bruce McLaren

1953 A. C. Ace prototype, V. Davison at Silverstone 1954. Creator: Unknown
1953 A.C. Ace prototype, V.Davison at Silverstone 1954

1953 Tojeiro A. C. Ace prototype. Creator: Unknown
1953 Tojeiro A.C. Ace prototype

Prototype MG K3, Bugatti Owners Club Hill Climb, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, 1935
MG K3 1087S cc. Vehicle Reg. No. JB1046. Event Entry No: 14 Chassis No. K3751. The prototype K3. Place: Chalfont St. Peter. B.O.C. Hillclimb. Date: 25.5.35

James Watts prototype steam engine Old Bess, c1778. Scottish engineer and inventor Watt (1736-1819) formed a successful partnership with the entrepreneur Matthew Boulton in 1775

Mademoiselle Claire, an automaton built by Robert Herdner, 1912. Artist: Robert Herdner
Mademoiselle Claire, an automaton built by Robert Herdner, used by him at l Hopital Bretonneau to hand out surgical instruments from tgrolley. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 18 August 1912

John Ericssons sketch for his revolving turret ship Monitor, 1890. Artist: John Ericsson
John Ericssons sketch for his revolving turret ship Monitor. This shows a domed turret which was changed to a cylindrical one. Wood engraving published 1890

Curtiss Bleeker helicopter, Virginia, USA, June 18, 1930. Creator: Unknown
Curtiss Bleeker helicopter, Virginia, USA, June 18, 1930. Curtiss Bleeker prototype rotary wing aircraft, introduced in 1926

Flying boat construction, Virginia, USA, April 24, 1946. Creator: Unknown
Flying boat construction, Virginia, USA, April 24, 1946. Male and female technicians at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory (now NASAs Langley Research Center)

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