The aeroplane proposed by Henson in his patent of 1842, c1936 (c1937). Artist: Unknown.

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The aeroplane proposed by Henson in his patent of 1842, c1936 (c1937). William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) was a pre-Wright brothers aviation engineer and inventor from Nottingham, England. In 1842 he designed a steam-powered passenger aircraft which he named the Henson Aerial Steam Carriage. From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]

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