Steam Engine from Sir Hiram Maxim's Flying Machine
- PART OF:
- (a) Model of Maxim Flying machine
- Made:
- 1892 in Baldwyns Park and Kent
- maker:
- Hiram Stevens Maxim
Full size steam engine for flying machine.
Full size steam engine for Maxim's flying machine. In the 19th century, engine from the largest aeroplane to lift off briefly from the ground. It was given to the Science Museum together with several other items in 1896 by Sir Hiram Maxim thus helped to form the initial basis of the Science Museum's aeronautical collection.
Details
- Category:
- Aeronautics
- Object Number:
- 1896-98/2
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- type:
- steam engine - engine
- credit:
- Sir Hiram Maxim
