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Stringfellow Gliding Rail

Burner cowling, for Stringfellow's 1847-8 flying machine steam engine

1847-1848
Boiler, for horizontal single cylinder-slide valve steam engine, by John Stringfellow, Chard, Somerset, England, 1847-1848. John Stringfellow made the boiler for a William Henson designed ten-foot wing-span model aircraft.

Boiler for Stringfellow's 1847-8 Flying Machine

1847-1848
Small steam boiler constructed by John Stringfellow

Small steam boiler

Relics of Stringfellow's model of 1848: 2 wings; 1 tail; 1 hull; 1 propellor and 1 starting rail

Relics of Stringfellow's Model of 1848

Horizontal single cylinder slide-valve steam engine, designed and made by John Stringfellow, Chard, Somerset, England, 1847-1848. John Stringfellow made the engine for a William Henson designed ten-foot wing-span model aircraft.

Steam Engine, for Stringfellow's 1847-8 Flying Machine

1847-1848
Alcohol/naptha-fired burner, for horizontal single cylinder-slide valve steam engine, by John Stringfellow, Chard, Somerset, England, 1847-1848. John Stringfellow made the burner for a William Henson designed ten-foot wing-span model aircraft.

Alcohol/naptha-fired burner, for Stringfellow's 1847-8 flying machine

1847-1848
Twin cylinder aeronautical steam engine built by John Stringfellow, Chard, Somerset, England, 1871. The engine was built for use during the Siege of Paris.

Twin cylinder aeronautical steam engine built by John Stringfellow

1871