Early Aviation History

Historic aircraft from the early 20th century, featuring biplanes and early aviation pioneers engaged in test flights and preparations.

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Chicago River from La Salle Street. American scenery. Chicago & vicinity. 1850 - 1930. still image. Stereographs, Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Illinois, Chicago (Ill.)

H.M.S Malaya - A swordfish sea plane captured from the deck of H.M.S. Malaya. April 07, 1942. (Photo by British Official Photo).

New British Amphibian Biplane Sea Otter Mark I. The Sea Otter I in flight. The Vickers Armstrong Supermarine Sea Otter Mark I is a single-engined amphibian biplane designed for naval spotting, reconnaissance and general-purpose duties. It is also engaged on Air/Sea Rescue. It has catapult equipment, and is powered with a Bristol Mercury 30 engine of 870 m.h.p., driving a ***** three-blade variable pitch constant speed propeller. The main planes are made to fold and the land under-carriage is ret

Curtiss J-N 1919

Saint Sebastian. April 1912. Paulhan's aerohydroplane.

Spielerompanie Nr: 16..

Wilbur Wright Checks Canoe Attachment on Airplane

Capt. Ginocchio's Aeroplane

The flight that is referred to as the start of the swedish aviation history. On september 18 1910, baron Carl Cederström made his first flight after having finished a french flying school. He was the first airplane aviator in Sweden with certificate number 1. Pictured the start moment on a grass airfield in Stockholm.

transaereo caproni, 1918-1920

Tunis, Tunisia-Axis planes...

Air views of Palestine. Aircrafts etc. of the Imperial Airways Ltd., on the Sea of Galilee and at Semakh. Aircraft 'Hanno' at Semakh. Giant land plane at southern end of Galilee Lake. 1931, Israel, Tsemaḥ

Flight of the French airship Bleriot on the Simmeringer Haide, Verlag or k, University bookstore R, Lechner Wilh, Müller, photographer, publisher

A man sits in airplane FVM Tummelisa . A man sits in the driver's sitting on airplane FVM Tummelisa marked 'hearts Dam'.

Kantner aeroplane

British Airships Pre-1914 The car of HM Airship Gamma.

A.L. Welch in right biplane

Factual caption: A photograph taken on November 1, 1916, in New York, shows the official launching of the Aeroplane Militia. The image features a flying boat donated by Glenn Curtiss to the New York Naval Militia. The flying boat can be seen rising from the water during a flight. The photograph bears the identification number 111-SC-19943 and was designated for official use only.

THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES (1965), directed by KEN ANNAKIN.

The Eyes of Coast Guard. This image depicts the "Eyes of the Coast Guard." Coast Guard planes patrolling the air.

Orville Wright makes the first powered, controlled flight on Earth as his brother Wilbur looks on in this image taken at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on Dec. 17, 1903. Orville Wright covered 120 feet in 12 seconds during the first flight. The Wright brothers made four flights that day, each longer than the last. A small amount of the material that covered the wing of the aircraft, Flyer 1, during the first flight was flown to Mars aboard NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter. An insulative tape was used to wrap the small swatch of fabric around a cable located underneath the helicopter's solar panel. Ingenuity is scheduled to attempt the first powered, controlled flight on another planet in April 2021. The Wrights had been using the same type of material - an unbleached muslin called Pride of the West - to cover their glider and aircraft wings since 1901. A different piece of the material, along with a small splinter of wood, from the Flyer 1 was flown to the Moon and back aboard Apollo 11.

The Handley-Page "Langley" aircraft, the first bomber built in the United States, takes its inaugural flight. Manufactured by the Standard Aircraft Corporation in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the aircraft was launched and christened on the company's premises. This photograph is labeled 19937 and classified as "FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY."

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A good view of Cody aircraft mark IV, Monoplane on the ground with a small group of civilians. Cody built this aircraft specifically for the 1912 military trials. This single engine tractor design, radically different from his previous ones was significantly quicker and more manoeuvrable than the aircraft he had built before, though this was partly because of the more powerful Austro-Daimler engine which had been transferred from the mark IIE aircraft. Note the unusual tail arrangement with twin elevators and rudders. The Cockpit was semi enclosed with two side by side seats. Also note the aircraft's large size compared to other contemporary monoplanes. Approximately four weeks before the trials (sources disagree on the exact date) Cody struck a cow whilst attempting to make a forced landing after an engine cut out. Cody was thrown clear, largely unhurt, but the cow was killed and the aircraft, apart from the engine and rudder, was written

Calypso at Bimio. August 22, 1938.;Calypso at Bimio.

Capt. T.S. Baldwin flying

Paulham's aeroplane

Vernon Castle's plane

Aircraft TP 47 003 Catalina on water. Aircraft TP 47 003 Catalina on water. In the background a boat and a ship.

T. Sharkey

Side view of a seaplane at Langley Field in Hampton, Virginia. The photograph, taken by photographer #3374, showcases the aircraft's design and structure. Langley Field was an important military base during World War One, and this seaplane would likely have been used for reconnaissance or patrol missions.

Engine of Bleriot machine

Evacuation of wounded by Vultee L-5. BURMA.

Jack Kingsford-Smith Stunting. June 18, 1934.

A Seaplane Back To Roost -- A Seaplane is hauled aboard the heavy cruiser after its return from flight. These sturdily built planes are seldom damaged by the rough handling they must necessarily take. May 02, 1942. (Photo by Associated Press Photo). ;A Seaplane Back To Roost -- A Seaplane is hauled aboard the heavy cruiser after its return from flight. These sturdily built planes are seldom damaged by the rough handling they must necessarily take.

Hand drawn ink sketch of airplane. Engraving style vector illustration.

Le Mans (France), August 1908. Wilburg Wright flying his airplane.

NC Type (No. 2)

Meckler-Allen Aeroplane

James Frederick Cane and another man standing by a plane black-and-white negatives

Ships That Pass in the Sky. This image depicts a Coast Guard rescue seaplane as it flies past a Navy blimp.

Weldon B. Cooke

Bolling Field, Hadley Page on polo grounds ca. between 1909 and 1932.

NIEUPORT- DELAGE 52. APARATO DE SERVICIO EN LAS ESCUADRILLAS DE CAZA DE 1936, CON UNAS 37 UNIDADES FABRICADAS EN ESPAÑA BAJO LICENCIA. Location: EXPOSICION DE LA GUERRA CIVIL ESPAÑOLA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Hot Italian "Caproni" Bomber The company Caproni, named after her founder, produced three-motor bombers for the Italian Air Force. In the picture a heavy bomber of the Type Caproni Ca 3

Bleriot aeroplane

Mikhail Effimov, Russian aviator, full-length portrait, seated on airplane, facing front

Naming "America"

Photograph of prototype Kettering Bug, circa 1918

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Cody aircraft mark IC (Cathedral - so named because of its size and the size of the hangar it required and the katahedral (lower at the wing tips) arrangement of the wings) flying close to the ground and about to fly straight overhead. The most important change made with this mark was moving the pilots seat to in front of the engine. The aircraft was altered several more times, here the additional elevators at the side of the central one (which has now been split in two down the centre) are missing, the rudder is in the original position above the elevator, a tail skid and balancing planes have been added between the wings on the rear outer struts. Particularly with his earlier aircraft Cody made constant adjustments to the arrangement of the flying surfaces, often after crashes, in order to obtain better performance and handling. These changes mean that identifying specific sub-marks of Cody aircraft can at times be very difficult, it sho

Aircraft Hanno. 1935, Israel

Orville Wright and H.M. Rinehart preparing for a flight at South Field, Moraine City, Ohio. The photo depicts the Dayton-Wright Co., the manufacturer of airplanes, on May 14, 1918. The image was taken on June 10, 1918, and is marked for official use only.

L'Aerea - n. Savoia 51, Hispano Suiza 300 HP. 2o arrivato, Coppa Schneider. Fédèle Azari (Italian, 1895 - 1930)

Aviataion, Silver Queen Africa

James Frederick Cane and three others standing by a plane, circa 1930, New Zealand, maker unknown. Gift of the family of Captain James F Cane, 2015.

Air Cargo - All States. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The gondola of the army airship Gamma I.

H. Broadbent (Jimmy) and Wife Aviation. November 18, 1931

Aero ambulance at Ellington Field, Houston, TX ca. between 1918 and 1928.

Fokker plane, Anonymous, c. 1925 - c. 1935 photograph Netherlands photographic support gelatin silver print aircraft, aeroplane

A German Zeppelin's observation car photographed on display as part of a public exhibition of dirigible wreckage collected from across Britain. The aluminium observation car was suspended from wires beneath its Zeppelin and the two linked by a telephone wire, enabling the crew to view the ground whilst keeping the airship itself hidden at a great height. Date: 1916

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War The drive to the two propellers Nulli Secundus I being held by two men. Cody was responsible for the design of the nacelle and spar frame that attached the nacelle to the airship envelope and kept the latter rigid. The construction of the frame from hickory, spruce and bamboo followed similar lines to the methods used for his kites and gliders. It looks as if the engine and propellers has been detached from the airship envelope which can be seen in the background. It was in this airship that Cody and Colonel Capper of the Balloon School at Aldershot made their record breaking flight from Farnborough to London The journey of 40 miles took three hours twenty five minutes and included circling St Paul's Cathedral. It finished at the cycle stadium next to Crystal Palace. At the time this was a world record for a non-rigid airship. Colonel Capper was instrumental in the War Office deciding to use Cody's man carrying kites and appointing him as

Simon, with his Bleriot at the 'Nantes Aviation' meeting, 14-21 August 1910 Date: August 1910

Daredevil aviatrix (EV007505_H)

The Aeroplanorama Aviation Museum (1960-1967) established on the site of Schiphol Airport. Model of the Fokker Spin, the first plane that was built by the Dutchman Anthony Fokker (1890-1939).

The Paresev 1-A (Paraglider Research Vehicle) and the tow airplane, 450-hp Stearman sport Biplane, sitting on Rogers dry lakebed, Edwards, California.The control system in the Paresev 1-A had a more conventional control stick position and was cable-operated; the main landing gear used shocks and bungees with the 100-square-foot wing membrane being made of 6-ounce unsealed Dacron.

Two fighter planes fighting in the sky

Centennial Easter celebrations. Holy Year. Vatican representative from Rome arriving at Ramleh. The papal plane landing on April 2nd, 1933. 1933, Israel, Ramlah

Elsevier photo collection. Queen Juliana brings short winter sports holiday Grindelwald (Bernese Oberland, Switzerland). queen ski lift. January 17, 1967. Grindelwald, Switzerland

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War A close up of Cody at the controls of the Cody aircraft mark IC (Cathedral - so named because of its size and the size of the hangar it required and the katahedral (lower at the wing tips) arrangement of the wings). The most important change made with this mark was moving the pilots seat to in front of the engine. This aircraft was altered several more times, here balancing planes have been added between the wings on the rear outer struts. Particularly with his earlier aircraft Cody made constant adjustments to the arrangement of the flying surfaces, often after crashes, in order to obtain better performance and handling. These changes mean that identifying specific sub-marks of Cody aircraft can at times be very difficult, it should also be remembered that because of this constant evolution of his aircraft Cody would probably not have classified them in such a detailed manner. It was in this aircraft that Cody made the first passenger car

Plane 38578 from Barron Field wrecked on the flying field at the Air Service Flying School in Rich Field, Waco, Texas. The landing was made in the dark and during rain. This photograph was taken in December 1918 and is not for publication, only for official use. There are additional notes provided with the photograph.

Louis Brennan and his gyroscope R.R. New York

Skiopticone image from A.W. Cronquist's visit to Baku oil district in 1903.

Rescue At Sea. This image depicts artwork of a U.S. Coast Guard plane landing on water to rescue a survivor of a torpedoed vessel. Artwork by Hunter Wood.

Andrew's Camp on White Island - After thirty-three years: Aftenposten airplane lying at Tromso Harbour waiting to start back towards Oslo with photos from the Bratvaag. November 17, 1930. (Photo by Associated Press).

Al Welsh & G.W. Beatty

Arctic Exploration Goes Modern. The Coast Guard helicopter is framed by the wing and pontoon of the Navy Seaplane aboard the Coast Guard icebreaker NORTHWIND, during the current voyage of this vessel far to the north of the arctic circle. The scientists, who constitute the observation party, have found the helicopter of especial advantage in checking the data, weather, ocean, wild life, and so on, which is the object of the voyage.

DF-SC-85-01772. Country: Unknown

Loading a plane at Auckland for an aerial top-dressing experiment. December 20, 1949.

DF-SC-88-02414. Country: Unknown

Low angle view of an aircraft flying over the ground

Junkers L 50 Junior seaplane, 1932. Creator: Unknown.

Artwork: "Wing Walker - 1920". Artist: John McCoy. US Air Force Art Collection. Country: Unknown

'A Triple-Engined 'Argosy'', 1927. Artist: Unknown.

Curtiss Flying Boats

Caproni aircraft. On board, Giovanni Battista Caproni.

A triplane is a vintage historical It is a fixed-wing aircraft equipped with three vertical stacked wing planes Mainly used for military purpose during world war 1 vector color drawing or illustration

Airplane before leaving for a flight over the Grand Canyon, United States; Our plane for the flight over the Grand Canyon.

Leon Delagrange on a biplane Voisin at the airfield of Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, photo from L'Illustration, No 3420, September 12, 1908.

07/31/1923. Rhoen (Germany). Engineless Airplane Competition. Poltzner apparatus.

Dornier Superwal flying boat, 1920s, (1932). Creator: Unknown.

Mooring NC-1, Trepassey

Heinkel He 114 A-2 - Romanian Heinkel He 114 seaplane, circa 1941

USS Arizona, Details of After Cradle, Navy Yard, New York , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

03/31/1923. Berlin. International Aviation Competition. An appearance of the Tempelhofer airfield during the Tests.

Artwork: "Sketch of a FW-190" Artist: Alfred Hierl. Country: Unknown

Italian aviator Carletto Pizzagalli.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War Medium close up of the Gamma airship gondola along with some ahndlers and mechanics. The engine is clearly visible.

09/30/1910. The Aviation Festivals in San Sebastián. Aviator M. Morane receiving a standing ovation upon landing.

Riding Through The Air -- An American serviceman, on winter sports leave at films, Switzerland, enjoys a ride through the air in the new chair-lift with a girl companion.The Swiss winter sports resort of films, in the Engadine, was recently equipped with the first floating chair-lift in Europe. By means of this chair-lift, ski-ers and tobogganers may reach a height of 1500 metres, floating through the air without victorian across the sunlit snowfields to the high slopes of Foppa. January 30, 1946. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Benito Mussolini and Italo Balbo, Littorio airport

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