Мировая Авиация 20

1842 год: аэроплан Хенсона Ariel был разработан для службы в Aerial Transit Company - первой попытки создать коммерческую авиакампанию.

Aviation Historian 24 / P.Jarrett - The world's first aeronautical exhibition

The engraving of the July 4, 1868, issue of the Illustrated Times. John Stringfellow’s triplane is suspended on its wire, with a canvas sheet to arrest it in the distance. In the foreground on the left is William Gibson’s “aerial apparatus”. In the background, from left to right, are an assortment of kites, Duncan McPhail’s Aerial Steamship, Kaufmann’s model of his “Airmotive Engine” and George Ansell’s fish-shaped balloon. At bottom right is the car of Henson and Stringfellow’s Ariel model. Both of Stringfellow’s machines are incorrectly shown with shaft drives to their propellers.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gibson ornithopter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1868Kaufmann Aeromotive Engine - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1875Stringfellow powered model - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1848

Авиация и Космонавтика 2021-07 / В.Котельников - Силой пара

Конструкция "Ариэля" У.Хенсона (без обшивки), который современники называли "воздушной каретой" или "воздушным паровозом". 1842г.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-01 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

A view of the underside of Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage of 1842. A 50ft-span flying replica is planned.