Share
PrintCollection Name: Cody Collection
Collection Number: 1663
Post Type: Photo/s
This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.
Creation Year: 1903
Length: 0.00
Height: 0.00
Width: 0.00
Summay:
Very large Extended Wing Carrier kite with two lifters (the first is stub winged) and pilot kite lifting a 140 lb load from tug HMS Seahorse on 17th April 1903..Same as 182, 445, 545. Best image is 182. 545 is poor quality. Group including 025, 026, 028, 029, 065, 079, 080, 097, 182, 185, 187, 210, 227, 232, 332, 333, 344, 424, 426, 444, 445, 446, 457, 458, 478, 479, 480, 482, 483, 484, 485, 500, 543, 545, 559, 597, 697, 704, 725, 728, 729. This group covers kite or kite based activities from ships, primarily the 1903 and 1908 Sea Trials with the Royal Navy. For reference see Chapter 6 of Early Aviation at Farnborough Balloons, Kites and Airships by P B Walker.
1903 April 17th
Geographic: United Kingdom
Materials: Bamboo, Cotton, Dowel
Significance: Historical
Images: (Click to open in viewer.)
