Original Collection (#80)

Westland PV3 in its original form

Pilcher Bat in its original form without horizontal tail surfaces, 1895

A Dinner at the suggestion of Colonel The Master of Sempill
At the suggestion of Colonel The Master of Sempill a dinner was held by the Royal Aeronautical Society under the original 1903 Wright Flyer on display in the Science Museum, London

Westland F7 / 30 K2891 in its original form
Westland F7/30, K2891, in its original form with an open cockpit

Northrop Gamma 2B NR12269 Polar Star
Northrop Gamma 2B, NR12269, Polar Star, in its original configuration

de Havilland DH14A Okapi G-EAPY in its original form
de Havilland DH14A Okapi, G-EAPY, in its original form with two-wheeled undercarriage

The original Bristol Scout No206
The original Bristol Scout, No206

The original Airspeed factory in York with assembly work proceeding on the first prototype Airspeed AS4 Ferry, G-ABSI. The fuselage of the AS1 Tern is suspended from the roof

Sketch of Garnerins parachute (left)
Left: Sketch of Garnerins parachute. Right: Sketch of a bladed parachute suggested by the Goatsbeard fruit. Design Illustration from Cayleys original notebook

A sketch of Goatsbeard and two diagrams of fruit parachuting. Design Illustration from Cayleys original notebook

The first aerial crossing of the English Channel - Blanchard
Original contemporary etching, coloured by hand, of the first aerial crossing of the English Channel, undertaken by Jean-Pierre Blanchard and an American physician, Dr John Jeffries

A Glimpse of the Future. Original fine pencil drawing (28.5cm x 22.5cm) reproduced in Flight 16 February 1922. Roderic Hill drawing. Date: 1922

Travelling of the Future: the White Moon Liner Castor and Pollux awaiting the signal to alight. Original fine pencil drawing (38cm x 28.5cm) reproduced in Flight 19 May 1921. Roderic Hill drawing

A Twin-Engined Commercial Monoplane of the Near Future. Original fine pencil drawing (28.5cm x 37cm) reproduced in Flight 21 April 1921. Roderic Hill drawing. Date: 1921

Aerial Policemen of the Near Future. Original fine pencil drawing (27.5cm x 38cm) reproduced in Flight 17 March 1921. Roderic Hill drawing. Date: 1921

A de Havilland DH4 G-AUBZ
A de Havilland DH4, G-AUBZ, was part of the original QANTAS airmail fleet in 1922. Date: 1922

Armstrong Whitworth FK8 G-AUDE
Armstrong Whitworth FK8, G-AUDE, was part of the original QANTAS airmail fleet in 1922. Date: 1922

Bristol Type 142 Britain First in its original form
Bristol Type 142 Britain First, in its original form with wooden airscrews at Filton in April 1935. Date: 1935

The first de Havilland DH91 Albatross E-2 / G-AEVV
The first de Havilland DH91 Albatross, E-2/G-AEVV, with the original inset tail-fins and rudders

The forces of flight 1795 From Cayleys original notebook
The forces of flight. 1795. From Cayleys original notebook

Cube 1795 From Cayleys original notebook
Cube. 1795. From Cayleys original notebook

Testing the strength of a wooden plane 1795
Testing the strength of a wooden plane. 1795. From Cayleys original notebook

Sketch of the third whirling arm 1818
Sketch of the third whirling arm. 1818. From Cayleys original notebook

Design for a compound tandem machine with flappers mounted
Design for a compound tandem machine, with flappers mounted outboard of the fixed wings: flappers a move up, as BB move down. 1815. From Cayleys original notebook

Ropemaker 1812 From Cayleys original notebook
Ropemaker. 1812. From Cayleys original notebook

Plan and side views of the improved riding rudder glider model. 1853. From Cayleys original notebook

Glider flights 1853 From Cayleys original notebook
Glider flights. 1853. From Cayleys original notebook

Sketch of the 1849 boy-carrying machine showing the triplane wing structure, tail-unit, and wheeled car with pilot-operated elevator-cum-rudder, and propulsive flappers. 1853

Large whirling arm used for testing aerofoilss
Large whirling arm used for testing aerofoils of 10sqft area. 1850. From Cayleys original notebook

Gunpowder engine model 1850s
Gunpowder engine model. 1850. From Cayleys original notebook

Sketch of a swinging plate anemometer 1849s
Sketch of a swinging plate anemometer. 1849. From Cayleys original notebook

Frontispiece to Motive Power 1793s
Frontispiece to Motive Power. 1793. From Cayleys original notebook

Design for a solid of least resistances
Design for a solid of least resistance, based on the form of a trout. 1809. From Cayleys original notebook

Two tension wheels shown in perspectives
Two tension wheels shown in perspective. 1808. From Cayleys original notebook

First design for the tension (or suspension) wheels
First design for the tension (or suspension) wheel for aircraft undercarriages: (a) side elevation; (b) cross-section, with section of the key for tightening the cordage. 1808

Sketch of the car for an ornithopter showing the flappers
Sketch of the car for an ornithopter, showing the flapper transmission and the seat and foot-rest for the pilot. 1808. From Cayleys original notebook

First design for an ornithopter showing the flappers
First design for an ornithopter, showing the flappers in the down-position and the counterpoises (above) in the up-position. 1808. From Cayleys original notebook

Diagrams of a herons wing: (a) plan view; (b) wing section; (c) rear view, to show lateral curvature. 1808. From Cayleys original notebook

Sketches of a heron (rear view) with wings extended. 1808. From Cayleys original notebook

Small experimental gunpowder engine, showing the bow string mechanism to effect the return stroke of the piston. 1807. From Cayleys original notebook

Model glider; a kite mounted on a pole (with a weight beneath), and a cruciform tail unit attached by a universal joint. 1804. From Cayleys original notebook

Whirling arm for testing aerofoils, rotated by a weight and cord over a pulley. 1804. From Cayleys original notebook

Bristol Blenheim I K7072
Bristol Blenheim I, K7072, modified into the Bolingbroke I prototype with its original nose shape. The Bolingbroke I was later renamed Blenheim IV

Dinner held by the RAeS under the original 1903 Wright Flyer
At the suggestion of Colonel The Master of Sempill a dinner was held by the Royal Aeronautical Society under the original 1903 Wright Flyer on display in the Science Museum, London

The original 1903 Wright Flyer on display - Science Museum
The original 1903 Wright Flyer on display in the Science Museum, London. Date: 1903

Looking aft from the cocktail bar - Converted Sutherland
Looking aft from the cocktail bar, past the head of the staircase to the rear upper-deck cabin of the original Sunderland converted for passenger-carrying in Argentina

The first Bristol Fighter A3303 at Filton
The first Bristol Fighter, A3303, at Filton in September 1916 in its original form. Date: 1916

Bristol Fighter F2A first prototype A3303
Bristol Fighter F2A first prototype, A3303, in its original form, about to be tested at Filton in September 1916. Date: 1916

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