Model of Wright Flyer

Aeronautics

1903

Model. Wright aeroplane, 1903, scale 1:10.

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane

Aeronautics

1919

Alcock and Brown's Vickers Vimy biplane.

'Jason I', de Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth

Aeronautics

1928

De Havilland Gipsy moth Aeroplane 'Jason I', by De Havilland Aircraft Company, Brent, Greater London, United Kingdom, 1928. Used on historic flight of Miss Amy Johnson to Australia, May 1930, DH.60G, G-AAAH

Section of a Boeing 747, 1973.

Aeronautics

1973

Section of Boeing 747 foreward fuselage (cut from 747-SR-46 supplied to Japan Air Lines 21/12/73).

Gloster Aircraft, E28/39, (without engine)

Aeronautics

Gloster Aircraft, E28/39, (without engine)

Medal commemorating the first manned balloon flights

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1784

Medal, Audacia Felix, commemorating the invention of the air balloon in 1783, struck by order of King Louis XVI in 1784. Bronze; 51mm diameter. Obverse legend, Audacia Felix; representations of the Montgolfier fire balloon and also an air balloon; legend of other flights of : LF D'Arlandes et F Pilatre, 21 Nov 1783; JAC Charles et MN Robert, 1 Dec 1783. Reverse border, circle of stars; exergue legend, Patefacto per aera itinere a Josepho et Stephano Montgolfier V. Junii MDCCLXXXIII, rei memoriam posteritati tradi jussit Ludovicus XVI, anno MDCCLXXXIV [ie trans: Struck in commemoration of the Journey of Joseph and Stephen Montgolfier on the 5th June, 1783, as a remembrance to posterity by order of Louis XVI. 1784. Audacia Felix = Fortunate is he who attempts audacious things

Wind tunnel model of English Electric "Lightning P1.A"

Aeronautics

Wind tunnel model of English Electric "Lightning P1.A", scale 1:48.

Supermarine Seaplane, S.6.B. S.1595

Aeronautics

1931

Supermarine Rolls Royce Seaplane, S.6.B. S.1595 (with dummy engine). Winner of the Schneider Trophy, 1931.

Stone sculpture of R J Mitchell

Stephen Kettle

2005

Stone sculpture of R J Mitchell, made of welsh slate by Stephen Kettle, London, England, 2005

Model, Bleriot's monoplane No. XI

Aeronautics

1962

Model, scale 1.10, Bleriot's monoplane no. XI, unsigned, 1909-1910. With figure of Louis Blériot by Barbara Mary Campbell, Kingston-upon-Thames, Greater London, England, 1962

Serial sculpture of bird flight

Aeronautics

1992

Serial sculpture of bird flight, after Étienne Jules Marey.

Medal, 'Le Flesselles' Montgolfier balloon flight, Lyon, France, 19 January 1784

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1784

Medal, commemorating the Montgolfier balloon flight 'Le Flesselles' with seven persons, at Lyon, France, 19 January 1784. Bronze; diameter 42mm, thickness 4mm. Rim legend: Bronze. Obverse legend: Que ne peut le Genie. Medaille frapp. en vertu d'une souscript. Faite a Lyon par les soins de M. a chet ecuier otf. de Monsieur Frere du Roi. - Scene, shows gantry to left, balloon in clouds; a winged lady [Genius] on lion's back, writing on tablet. Artist signed: N. Gatteaux F. [Nicolas Marie Gatteaux, 1751-1832]. Reverse: full inscription: l'aerostat, nomme le de Flesselles, ... le 19 J[anvi]er 1784

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1783

medal, by Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux, commemorating Joseph & Étienne Montgolfier and the [unmanned] balloon ascent from the Champ de Mars, Paris, 27 August 1783; a subscription organised by Barthélémy Faujas de Saint-Fond funded the ascent. bronze; 41mm diameter, thickness 2mm. Obverse legend, Jose. et. Etien. Montgolfier pour avoir rendu l'air navigable; scene, double low relief portrait, profile heads to left, natural hair; artist signed at base, N. Gatteaux. Reverse legend: Experience du Champ de Mars 27 Aoust 1783. En vertu d'une souscription sous la direct de M. Faujas de St Fond. ; scene, balloon above clouds, view of Champ de Mars building and forest below. [first hydrogen filled balloon ascent; project led by Jacques Charles; balloon made by brothers Anne-Jean Robert and Noël Robert; balloon landed at Gonesse]

Medal commemorating first free balloon stratospheric flight of Professor Auguste Piccard and Dr. Paul Kipfer

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1931

Medal commemorating first free balloon stratospheric flight of Professor Auguste Piccard (1884-1962) and Dr. Paul Kipfer, in balloon FNRS, from Augsburg in Germany, 27 May 1931. Silver; 36mm diameter, 2mm thickness. Rim: Bayer. Hauptmunzamt. Feinsilber. [Bavarian State Mint]. Obverse: Professor A. Piccard - Dr. P. Kipfer. Double portrait, full heads facing front, looking slightly to right. Artist signed beneath: K. Goetz. Reverse: legend: Stratospharenflug. mit Riedinger. Freiballon. 15,781 m[etres]. 27. V. 1931. Start Avgsbvrg. ; scene: balloon above clouds, over cityscape of Augsburg. Piccard designed a spherical, pressurised aluminium gondola allowing ascent to great altitude without requiring a pressure suit; he gathered much data on the upper atmosphere and studied cosmic rays; the first of 27 balloon flights

Medal, commemorating the first balloon ascents in Italy

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1784

Medal, commemorating the first balloon ascents in Italy, 1784. Bronze; 43mm diameter, 3mm deep. Obverse, relief of a large balloon beneath cloud, the aeronaut by a ladder in the gondola; inscription dated 1784. Reverse, inscription; head portrait of Andreani, profile relief to right, long curls; artist signed below, A. Guillemard. Count Andreani ascended at Moncucco on 25th February 1784, and made a second ascent there on 13th March 1784.

J.A.P. Harding monoplane (Bleriot) with J.A.P. Engine

Aeronautics

J.A.P. Harding monoplane (Bleriot) with J.A.P. Engine, 1909-10

Replica of 1903 Wright Brothers' aero engine

Aircraft Propulsion

after 1903

Replica of 1903 Wright aero engine.

Medal, Blanchard's balloon ascent, Nuremberg, Germany, 1787

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1785

Medal commemorating balloon ascent of Blanchard (1753-1809) at Nuremberg, Germany, nd. [12 November 1787]. Metal [lead?]; 47mm diameter, thickness 3mm. Obverse, legend Blanchard vicesimum octavum faciens iter; low relief profile head and shoulders to right in wig. Artist signed at base, monogram MR. [M Reich]. Reverse, legend, Gallia saepius plausit. Iam Germania Plau: Exergue, Norimberge: Scene, representation of Blanchard in his balloon above cityscape of Nuremberg. Jean-Pierre Blanchard making his 28th balloon ascent. France has applauded often - Now let Germany applaud.

Panorama de Paris

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1878

Medal, Panorama de Paris. 1878. Gilt bronze; diameter 51mm. with suspension ring, bar and ribbon attached, overall height 85mm. Obverse, title Panorama de Paris 1878; scene of Giffard's captive balloon above a view of Paris. Reverse, legend, Souvenir de mon ascension dans le grand ballon captif a vapeur de Mr Henry Giffard (1825-1882).

Wind tunnel model of English Electric "Lightning P1.A"

Aeronautics

Wind tunnel model of English Electric "Lightning P1.A", scale 1:84.

Medal commemorating the Montgolfier unmanned balloon ascent

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1783

Medal, by NM Gatteaux, commemorating the ascent of Joseph & Etienne Montgolfier, balloonists at the Champ de Mars, Paris, 27 August 1783. Silver; 41mm diameter, thickness 2mm. Obverse legend, Jose. et. Etien. Montgolfier pour avoir rendu l'air navigable; scene, double low relief portrait, profile heads to left, natural hair; artist signed at base, N. Gatteaux. Reverse legend: Experience du Champ de Mars 27 Aoust 1783. En vertu d'une souscription sous la direct de M. Faujas de St Fond. ; scene, balloon above clouds, view of Champ de Mars building and forest below.

Flying model

Aeronautics

Flying model, enlarged "Eclipse", c. 1911, plus spare wing

Medal commemorating balloon flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1785

Medal commemorating flight of Blanchard at Frankfurt, Germany, 3 October 1785. Metal [lead?]; 45mm diameter, thickness 3mm. Obverse: legend, Blanchard sursum decimum quintum faciens iter. Francofurti Da 3. Octo.; low relief profile representation Head and shoulders to left, in wig, artist signed at base, Reich. [=Johann Christian Reich 1740-1814]. Reverse: legend, Gallia saepius plausit! Iam Germania plaude. MDCCLXXXV. [1785]. ; scene of Blanchard in his balloon and gondola with two flags, above cityscape of Frankfurt viewed from the west with a bridge across the river Main

Charles Green Aeronaut

Coins, Medals & Tokens

1836

Medal commemorating balloon flight of Charles Green, aeronaut, from London to Weilburg, 1836. Bronze; 41mm diameter. Obverse, legend: Charles Green aeronaut.; relief portrait profile head to left, classical style; artist signed below base, W. J. Taylor. Reverse, legend: From London November 7. 1836 in company with Rob[er]t Hollond M.P. & M[onck]. Mason Esqr. To Weilburg Germany in 18 hours.; scene, balloon in distance above town of Weilburg.

Hawker P 1127 VSTOL Experimental Aircraft

Aeronautics

1960

Hawker P.1127 VSTOL Experimental Aircraft, serial number XP831 (the first prototype), by Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company Limited, British, 1960

William Henson's model of his 'Aerial Steam Carriage'

Aeronautics

1845-1847

Henson's Flying Machine model [1843]

The Schneider Trophy, 1913.

Aeronautics

1911-1912

Schneider trophy, 1913, plus wooden plinth c. 1931.

Handley Page HP42 'Heracles'

Aeronautics

1931

Model of Handley Page H.P.42 "Heracles" aircraft, scale 1:24, sectioned.

Wing section of de Havilland DH. 82 Tiger Moth

Aeronautics

Wing section of de Havilland DH. 82 Tiger Moth.

Short S23 'Empire' Flying Boat 'Canopus', 1936.

Aeronautics

1936

Model of Short "Empire" Flying Boat 'Canopus', scale 1:24, made by Short Brothers Ltd., Rochester, England

Model of Avro "Lancaster" aircraft, scale 1:24.

Aeronautics

Model of Avro "Lancaster" aircraft, scale 1:24.

British Caledonian Airways Uniform

Aeronautics

1986-1988

Uniform worn by British Caledonian Airways Stewardess, c. 1986-1988.

Two-cylinder opposed Avro Aero engine, with airscrew

Aircraft Propulsion

1911

Two-cylinder opposed Avro Aero engine, complete with airscrew, manufactured by A.V. Roe & Co., patented by Maurice and William Edwards, 1910. Believed to have originated from Lillian Bland's Mayfly aircraft.

Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan aero engine, 1970.

Aircraft Propulsion

1970

Rolls-Royce RB211-22 turbofan engine s/n 10006, 1970

Model of Santos-Dumont's '14 bis' aeroplane

Aeronautics

1906; 1962

Model of Santos-Dumont aeroplane, 14 bis (1906), scale 1:10, by Alberto Santos-Dumont, Paris, France, 1906. With human figure by Barbara Mary Campbell, Kingston-upon-Thames, Greater London, England, 1962.

Douglas DC-3 'Dakota', late 1930s.

Aeronautics

1939-45

Model of Douglas D.C,-3 aircraft, scale 1:24.

Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 Mark 3B aero-engine, c 1969.

Aircraft Propulsion

c. 1969

Rolls Royce Olympus 593 Mark 3B aero-engine, Serial 59351 (from Concorde 002)

Rolls Royce "Gnome" H1400-1 Turboshaft Engine c.1975. Mounted on plinth

Aircraft Propulsion

Rolls Royce "Gnome" H1400-1 Turboshaft Engine c.1975. Mounted on plinth, motorised and "exploded" for exhibition. Made substantially from scrap parts.

W.1 Jet Propulsion Whittle Engine.

Aircraft Propulsion

W.1 Jet Propulsion Whittle Engine.

Bristol 'Centaurus' sleeve-valve aero engine, c 1940s.

Aircraft Propulsion

1942-1950

Bristol ‘Centaurus’ sleeve-valve radial 18-cylinder aero engine, part-sectioned, by The Bristol Aeroplane Company Limited, Bristol, Somerset, England, 1942-1950

The Giffard Airship

Aeronautics

1852

Model of airship, steam driven dirigible by Henri Giffard 1852, scale 1:50

A V Roe's triplane, 1909

Aeronautics

1909

9 H.P. Roe Triplane of 1909

First public demonstration of a Montgolfier balloon, 4th June, 1783.

Aeronautics

1783; 1914

Model of a Montgolfier Balloon, 1783

Model of Messerschmitt Me 262A, scale 1:24.

Aeronautics

Model of Messerschmitt Me 262A, scale 1:24.

Model of Boeing 707-436, scale 1:48.

Aeronautics

Model of Boeing 707-436, scale 1:48.

The Cierva Autogiro C6D, c 1926.

Aeronautics

1920-1926

Model of Cierva Autogiro C.6D, scale 1:10

Pitts Special aerobatic aircraft, c 1969.

Aeronautics

1969

Pitts Special (Registration G-AZPH) aerobatic biplane, 1969

Model of Dornier "Wal" Flying Boat, scale 1:20.

Aeronautics

1922-1929

Model of Dornier "Wal" Flying Boat, scale 1:20.

Teapot illustrated with a ballooning scene, late 18th century.

Penn-Gaskell Collection

1783-1810

One teapot in white and gold porcelain, 4" x 6". Obverse: Charles & Robert balloon in gold inscribed "Bon Voyage". Reverse, balloon with rudders, inscribed "Sic Itur Ad Astra".

Imperial Airways' Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Airliner, c 1925.

Aeronautics

1929

Model of Armstrong Whitworth "Argosy" airliner, scale 1:32