Chard Museum - John Stringfellow display
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Chard Museum - John Stringfellow display
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 30 Jun 2023
John Stringfellow was a Victorian aviation pioneer and hanging from the ceiling is a replica of the Henson-Stringfellow plane. Henson patented this in 1842 and it is thought that this was made flesh with a 20 foot wingspan by John Stringfellow who attempted to fly it with a small steam engine on Bewley Down in 1847. These trials were unsuccessful although lasting several weeks. The original is in the Science Museum, London.
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