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PrintCollection Name: Cody Collection
Collection Number: 1599
Post Type: Photo/s
This item was entered by Matthew Sutton. They assume full responsibility for all content.
Creation Year: 1903
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Summay:
Sailors working on board HMS Starfish with Cody's extemporised kite winch. Note three weights of kite line. Piano wire used. Photo caption in "Report on Experiments with Kites" 7th April 1903 is "Showing extemporae trough for working the drums with kite lines on them". Note for Tuesday 31st March 1903 "Experiment with Patt 600 N.S wire". 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 March/April
Geographic: United Kingdom
Kite Type: Accessory
Significance: Historical
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