Henson's Flying Machine model [1843]. With stand and pieces of fabric.

This is the model which William Henson and John Stringfellow attempted to fly between 1845 and 1847. The design is similar to Henson's proposed full-size passenger-carrying aircraft, the 'Aerial Steam Carriage' patented in 1842, which was intended to be seven times

the size of this example. The model was tested on Bala Down, near Chard in Somerset, but failed to make any successful flights.

Wood construction, braced with flat iron wire

and kingposts, covered in oiled silk.

Span 6.10 m (20 ft)

Weight 11.34 kg (25 lbs)

Power plant vertical double-acting steam engine