Struts Collection

First compound aeroplane design, with flappers mounted on struts rising from fixed wings set dihedrally on a wheeled car. 1805. From Cayleys original notebook

Sa Majeste Guillaume II
This illustration portrays Wilhelm II, the last German emperor, and king of Prussia, reigning between 1888 and 1918, he is shown here with the head of a predatory bird as he struts across

Aircraft Engineering Corporation Ace K-1 N69097. This single-seat biplane, powered by a 40hp Ace engine; was designed by Alexander Klemin (Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, NYU) and N W Dalton

United States Navy - Curtiss 18T-2 A3325 on take-off as a floatplane. After retiring from the 1922 Curtiss Marine Trophy Race with mechanical trouble, the Navy had no urgent need for both 18Ts

Royal Aircraft Factory B. E. 2a
Royal Aircraft Factory (R.A.F.) B.E.2a, (B.E. - Bleroit Experimental), flown by Wingfield Smith, powered by an air-cooled 70hp Renault V-8 engine

Friedrichshafen G. IIIA / 3A / FF. 45
Friedrichshafen G.Iiia / 3A / Ff.45 with Flettner Hilfsruder and Repositioned Undercarriage Strut Date: 1910s

Pfalz D XII, German single seat fighter biplane, which entered operational service in September 1918. It was robust, able to withstand a great deal of combat damage and still get its pilot home

Austrian Aviatik G II three-man bomber, the only one made, completed in July 1917. Date: circa 1917-1918

Popular Plays - His Majestys Servant - Proud Lad in uniform
Popular Plays - His Majestys Servant - A proud lad in his cadets uniform strides along with an arrogant swagger borne out of the confidence his uniform provides

Fairey IIIF, J9165, with float struts designed to measure the resistance of the floats

Dufaux Biplane - 1910
Dufaux Biplane. 1910. Ailerons were attached to the rear struts between the planes. The undercarriage was not sprung. 25hp Anzani engine. Date: 1910

The High Speed Fury K3586 with vee interplane struts
The High Speed Fury, K3586, with vee interplane struts

Russia, Siberia - A Kyrygyz tent (yurt) Date: 1905

Victorian Toys. Hoops
Victorian children playing with their hoops in the street as a smart boy struts by

Tin Miners / Camborne
Miners climbing from the sixty- to the fifty-fathom level in King Edwards mine, near Camborne, Cornwall

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