London Science Museum pt 3, assorted

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London Science Museum pt 3, assorted

Postby gryshnak » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:27 am

A very early triplane by A V Roe (later to become Avro).  The covering is cloth-backed brown paper!
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Fokker E.III Eindekker
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The actual Vimy that Alcock and Brown flew across the Atlantic
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Full size replica of Otto Lilienthal's glider
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The Supermarine S6B which won the Schnieder Trophy outright for Britain
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Re: London Science Museum pt 3, assorted

Postby Rifleman » Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:03 am

Is that an early Pterodactyl hanging above the S6B........... ???
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Re: London Science Museum pt 3, assorted

Postby gryshnak » Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:51 am

It's a Hill Pterodactyl 1A.

Here's a list of everything in that room:

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/on-line ... isting.asp
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Re: London Science Museum pt 3, assorted

Postby ozzy72 » Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:07 pm

The S6B looks fast even sitting in a museum collecting dust 8)
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Re: London Science Museum pt 3, assorted

Postby C » Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:45 pm

The S6B looks fast even sitting in a museum collecting dust 8)



An S6B would look fast going backwards... :)
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Re: London Science Museum pt 3, assorted

Postby Hagar » Sun Jul 30, 2006 3:16 pm

Nice work. I know how bad the lighting is in there.
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Re: London Science Museum pt 3, assorted

Postby Rifleman » Sun Jul 30, 2006 3:38 pm

I can see from the images that the light is tough, but I think I would really like to experience the tough light for myself........you have such great museums to visit ....... :o
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Re: London Science Museum pt 3, assorted

Postby beaky » Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:35 pm

Is that an early Pterodactyl hanging above the S6B........... ???


No, that's just Fozzer, in the Lilienthal glider.
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