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Design by William Henson and John Stringfellow

Design by William Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1779-1883), inventors from Somerset, England, for the Aerial Steam Carriage. The webbed tail was 15.24m (50 feet) long, and beneath it was a rudder. The steam engine in the car drove two sets of vanes (objects looking like archery targets) 6.09m (20 feet) in diameter. The weight of the machine was 1,360kg (3,000 lbs). The plane was never built. Engraving from"The Magazine of Science" (London, 1844). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images).

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Design by William Henson and John Stringfellow

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Design by William Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1779-1883), inventors from Somerset, England, for the Aerial Steam Carriage. The webbed tail was 15.24m (50 feet) long, and beneath it was a rudder. The steam engine in the car drove two sets of vanes (objects looking like archery targets) 6.09m (20 feet) in diameter. The weight of the machine was 1,360kg (3,000 lbs). The plane was never built. Engraving from"The Magazine of Science" (London, 1844). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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33.7 x 43.2 cm | 13.3 x 17.0 in (300 dpi)

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1844 • 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • BRITISH CULTURE • ENGRAVED IMAGE • HENSON, WILLIAM • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORY • HOROLOGY • ILLUSTRATION AND PAINTING • INVENTOR (MALE) • INVENTOR • LOOKING AT CAMERA • MAGAZINE OF SCIENCE, THE • NINETEENTH CENTURY • ONE MATURE MAN ONLY • ONE PERSON • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • STRINGFELLOW, JOHN • TIME • VERTICAL LINES • VERTICAL • WAIST UP • XIX CENTURY