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Royal Aeronautical Society Collection (#5)

Fabulous images from the archive of the National Aerospace Library of the Royal Aeronautical Society, devoted to aviation and aerospace history

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Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Lunardis balloon, Pantheon

Lunardis balloon, Pantheon
Lunardis balloon, exhibited in the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London. 1784

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Lunardis grand air balloon

Lunardis grand air balloon
Lunardis Grand Air Balloon, with inset portrait in profile

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage in Lunardis balloon

Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage in Lunardis balloon
Mr Biggin and Mrs Sage going up from St Georges Field in Lunardis balloon, 29 June 1785. June 1785

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Lunardis new balloon

Lunardis new balloon
Lunardis New Balloon, with vignettes depicting its making, filling, ascending, at its height, and descending. 1785

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Fanciful balloon, La Minerve

Fanciful balloon, La Minerve
Fanciful drawing of a balloon carrying a large ship entitled La Minerve vaisseau airien, designed by Professor Robertson. circa 18th century

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Lunardis balloon

Lunardis balloon (bearing a lion and unicorn royal crest) and car containing three people. 1785

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Jean Pierre Blanchard, French balloonist

Jean Pierre Blanchard, French balloonist
Jean Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809), French balloonist. 1785

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Blanchards balloon ascent, Chelsea, London

Blanchards balloon ascent, Chelsea, London
Grand Aerostatic Balloon, in which Mr Blanchard ascended from the Royal Military Academy at Little Chelsea, London. 16 October 1784

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Opening of New London Bridge

Opening of New London Bridge
Series of coloured drawings, depicting the opening of New London Bridge by King William IV and Queen Adelaide. 1 August 1831

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Satirical ballooning cartoon

Satirical ballooning cartoon
Satirical cartoon: The Aerostatic Stage Balloon sets out from Swan with two necks Various passengers can be seen, sitting on three levels. They include royalty, a pope, a cardinal and a devil. 1783

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Balloon ascent, Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent

Balloon ascent, Seal, near Sevenoaks, Kent

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Mr Green on horseback with his balloon

Mr Green on horseback with his balloon
Article and illustration, Ascension of Mr Green with his Balloon, on Horseback, on Tuesday from the Eagle Tavern, City Road, with an Account of his Descent at Beckenham in Kent. 1828

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Balloon ascending with animal passengers

Balloon ascending with animal passengers
The Ascent of the Aerial Balloon. A fanciful engraving of a balloon rising with a cage full of animals (a duck, a cockerel and a lamb), with a crowd of people watching. 1783

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Descent of Montgolfier balloon

Descent of Montgolfier balloon
The descent of the Montgolfier balloon, landing in countryside to the consternation of local farmers. 1783

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Ornately decorated balloon in flight

Ornately decorated balloon in flight
An ornately decorated balloon in flight, possibly over Islington, North London. 1815

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Garnerins balloon and parachute

Garnerins balloon and parachute
Illustrated text showing designs of balloon and parachute used by Mr Garnerin to ascend from the Volunteers Parade, North Audley Street, Grosvenor Square, London

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Montgolfier balloon, Gonesse, near Paris

Montgolfier balloon, Gonesse, near Paris
General alarm of the inhabitants of Gonesse, near Paris, resulting from the fall of Montgolfiers air balloon. 1783

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Garnerins balloons

Garnerins balloons
Five illustrations of An exact representation of M. Garnerins Balloons with an accurate view of the ascent and descent of the parachute

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Farman aviation brochure

Cover design, Farman aviation brochure, promoting popular tourism and economical travel, showing a couple in Paris getting ready for a trip to Madrid. circa 1920

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, International Exhibition, Brussels

Cover design, International Exhibition, Brussels
Cover design, Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles (Universal and International Exhibition, Brussels), with international airship competitions

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Imperial Airways map

Cover design, Imperial Airways map of the European Air Routes for 1934: London-Paris, Paris-Basle, Basle-Zurich, London-Brussels, Brussels-Cologne, London-Le Touquet

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Imperial Airways map

Cover design, Imperial Airways map
Cover design, Imperial Airways route map, Cairo to Cape Town. With three stylised planes (or birds) and the outline of a palm tree on an orange background. 1934-1935

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Jersey Airways brochure

Cover design, Jersey Airways brochure
Cover design, Jersey Airways Ltd brochure. circa 1934

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Jersey Airways timetable

Cover design, Jersey Airways timetable
Cover design, Jersey Airways Ltd timetable for Summer 1934. 1934

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Latecoere Airlines timetable

Cover design, Latecoere Airlines timetable, serving France, Spain and Morocco. The Latecoere company was founded in 1917, and is based in Toulouse. Showing a map with routes. circa 1922

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Air Union timetable

Cover design, Air Union timetable, serving London and Paris. Travel By Air -- Pleasure, Comfort, Speed, Regularity, Safety. Showing a stylised red plane flying over fields. circa 1928

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Deruluft timetable

Cover design, Deruluft timetable
Cover design, Deruluft (Deutsch-Russische Luftverkehrsgesellschaft, LVG), serving Berlin and Moscow. circa 1934

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Pan American Airways timetable

Cover design, Pan American Airways timetable
Cover design, Pan American Airways System Atlantic Service timetable, serving Bermuda, America and Europe. July 1939

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Western Airways timetable

Cover design, Western Airways timetable
Cover design, Western Airways summer timetable, showing a map with destinations: Manchester, Birmingham, Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol, Weston, Barnstaple, Newquay and Penzance. 1939

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Sabena airmail service

Cover design, Sabena airmail service, between Belgium and the Congo in five days. Showing part of the globe with a red line marking the route. March 1935

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Scottish Airways timetable

Cover design, Scottish Airways timetable
Cover design, Scottish Airways summer timetable, May 1938 until further notice. Incorporating Northern and Scottish Airways and Highland Airways. Go By Air. 1938

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Railway Air Services timetable

Cover design, Railway Air Services timetable in conjunction with Spartan Air Lines Ltd, between London and the Isle of Wight. circa 1936

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Patco Airlines timetable

Cover design, Patco Airlines timetable
Cover design, Patco Airlines brochure and timetable, for flights to and from Manila, Baguio and Paracale. Showing a red and blue monoplane on a yellow and green background. 1936

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Leaflet design, Lufthansa

Leaflet design, Lufthansa
Leaflet design, Deutsche Lufthansa, offering Aerobus flights between Cologne and Frankfurt, and steamer trips on the Rhine between Cologne and Dusseldorf. circa 1926

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Regie Air Afrique timetable

Cover design, Regie Air Afrique timetable
Cover design, French Air Ministry, Regie Air Afrique, timetable for the Europe-Congo-Madagascar summer service. 1936

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Poster, Jersey Airways

Poster, Jersey Airways
Poster, I m going by Jersey Airways, showing monkeys, a pig and a puppy rejecting alternative means of transport

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, The Clipper of the Clouds

Book cover design, The Clipper of the Clouds, by Jules Verne, London: Sampson, Low, Marston, 1887. 1887

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, My Airships

Book cover design, My Airships: the Story of my Life, by Alberto Santos-Dumont, London: Grant Richards, 1904. 1904

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, Andree and his Balloon

Book cover design, Andree and his Balloon, by Henri Lachambre and Alexis Machuron, London: Archibald Constable & Co, 1898. 1898

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, The Mastery of the Air

Book cover design, The Mastery of the Air, by William J Claxton, Glasgow: Blackie and Son Limited, 1914. 1914

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, The Air Patrol

Book cover design, The Air Patrol: a Story of the North-West Frontier, by Herbert Strang, London: Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. Showing an airman with a map. 1913

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, Through the Air

Book cover design, Through the Air: a Narrative of Forty Years Experience as an Aeronaut, by John Wise, Philadelphia: To-day Printing & Pub. Co, 1873. Showing a balloon over the sea. 1873

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, All About Aircraft

Book cover design, All About Aircraft, by Ralph Simmonds, London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1915. Showing an airship hovering over a range of mountains. 1915

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, Conquering the Air

Book cover design, Conquering the Air: the Romance of the Development and Use of Aircraft, by Archibald Williams, London: T. C. & E. C. Jack, Ltd, 1926. 1926

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, King of the Air

Book cover design, King of the Air: or, to Morocco on an Airship, by Herbert Strang, London: H. Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. 1908

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, How to Fly

Book cover design, How to Fly: or the Conquest of the Air, by Richard Ferris, London: Thomas Nelson & Son. 1910. Showing a man in a primitive monoplane. 1910

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, The Cloud King

Book cover design, The Cloud King: or up in the air & down in the sea, by W Stephens Hayward, London: Darton and Hodge, 1866. Showing a balloon attached to a whale. 1866

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, From the Earth to the Moon

Book cover design, From the Earth to the Moon: Direct in 97 Hours 20 Minutes and a Trip Round It, by Jules Verne, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1888. 1888

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, Aerial Warfare

Book cover design, Aerial Warfare by RP Hearne, London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908, with an introduction by Sir Hirams Maxim. 1908

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, With the Airmen

Book cover design, With the Airmen

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, Aerial Transport

Book cover design, Aerial Transport by G Holt Thomas, London: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1920. 1920

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, Travels in the Air

Book cover design, Travels in the Air, by James Glaisher, London: Richard Bentley, 1871. Showing a man flying a balloon. 1871

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, The Romance of Aeronautics

Book cover design, The Romance of Aeronautics: an Interesting Account of the Growth and Achievements of All Kinds of Aerial Craft, by Charles C Turner, London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1912

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover design, Airships and Other Aerial Craft

Book cover design, Airships and Other Aerial Craft
Book cover design, The Boys Book of Airships and Other Aerial Craft, by Harry Delacombe and EJ Partridge, London: Grant Richards Ltd, 1910. 1910

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Luftschiffahrt Ausstellung catalogue

Cover design, Luftschiffahrt Ausstellung catalogue
Cover design for the official catalogue of the Internationale Luftschiffahrt Ausstellung (International Airship Exhibition), Frankfurt, 1909. 1909

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Aerial Derby at Hendon

Cover design, Aerial Derby at Hendon
Cover design, Souvenir Programme for the Aerial Derby at Hendon, 6 June 1914. Showing aircraft flying over the heads of spectators on an airfield. June 1914

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Circuit of Britain Programme

Cover design, Circuit of Britain Programme
Cover design, official programme issued by the Royal Aero Club for the Circuit of Britain 1010 Miles Air Race for the Second 10, 000 Daily Mail prize

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Blackpool Aviation Week

Cover design, Blackpool Aviation Week
Cover design, souvenir programme for Blackpool Aviation Week, 18-24 October 1909. Showing a gold aircraft on a white and black background. October 1909

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Gordon Bennett Aeronautic Cup

Cover design, Gordon Bennett Aeronautic Cup
Cover design, Official Program of the Second Competition for the Gordon Bennett Aeronautic Cup, Forest Park, St Louis, USA, October 1907. Showing men flying in balloons. October 1907

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Aero & Marine Exhibition

Cover design, Aero & Marine Exhibition
Cover design, catalogue of Aero & Marine Exhibition, 16-25 March 1914, at Olympia, west London, under the patronage of His Majesty the King

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition

Cover design, Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition
Cover design, catalogue of Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition, 24 March to 1 April 1911, at Olympia, west London. Showing a range of aircraft and boats. 1911

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition

Cover design, Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition
Cover design, catalogue of Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition, 11 to 19 March 1910, at Olympia, west London. Showing a variety of aircraft and boats. 1910

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition

Cover design, Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition
Cover design, catalogue of Aero and Motor Boat Exhibition, 19 to 27 March 1909, at Olympia, west London. Showing three Edwardian people looking up at one of the latest aircraft designs. March 1909

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Flying by Mechanical Means

Flying by Mechanical Means
Designs for man-powered flight, modelled on birds. 1810

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine, showing three draughtsmen with their designs, looking up in wonder at their inventions, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of motored flight. December 1928

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine, showing a woman waving to passengers in a nearby plane. November 1928

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine, showing a passenger plane with a coastline below. October 1928

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine, showing a seaplane by moonlight. September 1928

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Aeronautics magazine

Cover design, Aeronautics magazine
Cover design, Aeronautics Magazine, formerly Popular Aviation, showing a well-dressed couple walking across an airport runway, their chauffeur following on behind, carrying their luggage. July 1929

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Aeronautics magazine

Cover design, Aeronautics magazine
Cover design, Aeronautics Magazine, formerly Popular Aviation, showing an elegant woman sitting on the edge of a cockpit. June 1929

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics

Cover design, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics Magazine, showing biplanes flying near a battleship. May 1929

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics

Cover design, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics Magazine, showing a passenger plane flying near an island in the moonlight. March 1929

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics

Cover design, Popular Aviation and Aeronautics Magazine, showing people on a runway, watching a passenger plane take off. February 1929

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine combined with Practical Mechanics, showing a pilot taking off from an airfield in a colourful biplane. October 1932

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine combined with Practical Mechanics, showing racing cars on a circuit with a futuristic red aeroplane soaring above them. September 1932

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine, showing a plane at a stadium, looping the loop and creating a red, white and blue vapour trail. July 1932

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine, showing a biplane on target practice. June 1932

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine, showing a red and white plane racing a speedboat. May 1932

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight

Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight
Magazine cover of the De Havilland Aircraft Company, Automobilia and Flight. Depicting a lion looking up at an airship. June 1909

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight

Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight
Magazine cover of the De Havilland Aircraft Company, Automobilia and Flight. Depicting an elegant woman in a green hat at the wheel of a car. April 1909

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight

Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight
Magazine cover of the De Havilland Aircraft Company, Automobilia and Flight

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight

Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight
Magazine cover of the De Havilland Aircraft Company, Automobilia and Flight, Special Aviation Number. Depicting a battle at sea, with battleships, a submarine and aircraft. February 1909

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight

Magazine cover, Automobilia and Flight
Magazine cover of the De Havilland Aircraft Company, Automobilia and Flight, English edition, published in Paris. Depicting a driver at the wheel wearing a leather helmet and goggles. January 1909

Background imageRoyal Aeronautical Society Collection: Book cover, La Conquete de l Air

Book cover, La Conquete de l Air



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