Air Vehicle Collection (page 3)

First Air Show in Paris after the war: aviorex parachutes are the only ones to be exposed as officially adopted
3568684 First Air Show in Paris after the war: aviorex parachutes are the only ones to be exposed as officially adopted parachute by Unknown photographer

Charles Green's balloon
3586007 Charles Green's balloon; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Charles Green's balloon. Charles Green (1785-1870) a British balloonist

Charles Green's balloon
3585999 Charles Green's balloon; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Charles Green's balloon. Charles Green (1785-1870) a British balloonist

Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for Arctic exploration
3586006 Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for Arctic exploration; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for)

Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for Arctic exploration
3585994 Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for Arctic exploration; (add.info.: Illustration depicting Henry Tracey Coxwell's plan for a triple balloon to be used for)

A valve mechanism of a hydrogen balloon
3585991 A valve mechanism of a hydrogen balloon; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a valve mechanism of a hydrogen balloon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Surrey Zoological Gardens
2623677 Surrey Zoological Gardens; (add.info.: Hand-coloured lithograph of the Surrey Zoological Gardens, with a balloon ascending in the distance)

Yves Guyot's plan for an ovoid balloon fitted with a sail
3732676 Yves Guyot's plan for an ovoid balloon fitted with a sail; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Yves Guyot's plan for an ovoid balloon fitted with a sail)

Terzuolo's navigable balloon
3732663 Terzuolo's navigable balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Terzuolo's navigable balloon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A balloon falling into the sea
3732769 A balloon falling into the sea; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a balloon falling into the sea. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The balloon 'Geant' landing and overturning
3732749 The balloon 'Geant' landing and overturning; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the balloon 'Geant' landing and overturning. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Henry Bell's design for an aerial machine
3732598 Henry Bell's design for an aerial machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Henry Bell's design for an aerial machine, which had a rudder and two screw propellers)

The construction of balloons in the Gare d'Orleans to carry information out of Paris during the Prussian siege
3732729 The construction of balloons in the Gare d'Orleans to carry information out of Paris during the Prussian siege; (add.info)

An idea for a sailing balloon
3732702 An idea for a sailing balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an idea for a sailing balloon. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Scott's balloon, 18th century (engraving)
3732682 Scott's balloon, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting Scott's balloon. 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Group of Aeronauts. Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), in Edinburgh for his ascent of 5 October 10 1785
530536 A Group of Aeronauts. Vincenzo Lunardi (1759-1806), in Edinburgh for his ascent of 5 October 10 1785, surrounded by local ballooning enthusiasts, l.to r

Aerial Steam Carriage, 19th century (engraving)
865059 Aerial Steam Carriage, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Design by William Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1779-1883), inventors from Somerset, England

Two types of hot-air balloons
5308097 Two types of hot-air balloons.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting two types of hot-air balloons. Left: Hydrogen Balloon)

Illustration depicting Delprad´s Luftvelociped Holzstich (Flying machine) 1895 (engraving)
5311465 Illustration depicting Delprad´s Luftvelociped Holzstich (Flying machine) 1895 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Frederick Brearey's flying machine
5311809 Frederick Brearey's flying machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Frederick Brearey's flying machine. Brearey is said to have settled on this shape after watching a skate swimming)

Pneumatics of aerostation, the science of operating light-tha-air aircraft, with two hot-air balloons and aeronauts
FLO4593876 Pneumatics of aerostation, the science of operating light-tha-air aircraft, with two hot-air balloons and aeronauts

Bagnolet's balloon
3732733 Bagnolet's balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Bagnolet's balloon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A hydrogen generating machine
3732781 A hydrogen generating machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a hydrogen generating machine used in the inflating of military balloons. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Camille Vert's 'Flying Fish' balloon
3732657 Camille Vert's 'Flying Fish' balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Camille Vert's 'Flying Fish' balloon, powered by a small steam engine)

The varnishing of a balloon
3732728 The varnishing of a balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the varnishing of a balloon. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A hydrogen generating machine
3732783 A hydrogen generating machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a hydrogen generating machine used in the inflating of military balloons. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

De Masse's balloon
3732678 De Masse's balloon; (add.info.: Engraving De Masse's balloon. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Carra's balloon fitted with paddle wheels as a means of propulsion
3732677 Carra's balloon fitted with paddle wheels as a means of propulsion; (add.info.: Engraving Carra's balloon fitted with paddle wheels as a means of propulsion)

Guilaume's navigable balloon
3732742 Guilaume's navigable balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Guilaume's navigable balloon. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

David Schwarz's aluminium airship
3732591 David Schwarz's aluminium airship; (add.info.: Engraving depicting David Schwarz's aluminium airship, the first metal airship)

Vauxhall Royal Balloon
3869770 Vauxhall Royal Balloon; (add.info.: Vauxhall 'Royal Balloon', first ascent with nine persons, 9th September 1836)

Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
3525578 Three-quarter left rear view of glider in flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Photographed by Wilbur and Orville Wright; (add.info)

Journey Under the Stars Alt Horizontal Version
A majestic hot air balloon soars under the stars of the Milky Way, over the desert - Mesquite Dunes of Death Valley National Park

Man with parachute in dell'A.N. P. (National Association of Paratroopers) - Civil Center Skydiving Venaria Reale
3568685 Man with parachute in dell'A.N. P. (National Association of Paratroopers) - Civil Center Skydiving Venaria Reale by Unknown photographer

Early morning balloon ride over the sand and mountains

Glenn Hammond Curtiss, c. 1909 (b/w photo)
746405 Glenn Hammond Curtiss, c.1909 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Secretary of War George H. Dern and Charles Lindbergh, Portrait, Washington DC, USA, 1934 (b/w photo)
5858561 Secretary of War George H. Dern and Charles Lindbergh, Portrait, Washington DC, USA, 1934 (b/w photo); Private Collection

Amelia Earhart at the White House to see President Coolidge after flying the Atlantic, the first woman to do so
2920920 Amelia Earhart at the White House to see President Coolidge after flying the Atlantic, the first woman to do so, 1928 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

U. S. President Herbert Hoover with Amelia Earhart at White House, Washington DC, USA, June 21, 1932 (b/w photo)
5974393 U.S. President Herbert Hoover with Amelia Earhart at White House, Washington DC, USA, June 21, 1932 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Charles Lindbergh, Portrait after Successful Non-Stop Trans-Atlantic Flight, Washington DC, USA, June 1927 (b/w photo)
5974315 Charles Lindbergh, Portrait after Successful Non-Stop Trans-Atlantic Flight, Washington DC, USA, June 1927 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Charles Lindbergh with Model Airplane, Washington DC, USA, June 1927 (b/w photo)
5974313 Charles Lindbergh with Model Airplane, Washington DC, USA, June 1927 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Herbert Hoover Presenting National Geographic Society Medal to Amelia Earhart, 1932 (b/w photo)
5974394 Herbert Hoover Presenting National Geographic Society Medal to Amelia Earhart, 1932 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info.: U.S)

Hugo Eckner and Hans Heinrich Dieckhoff leaving the White House, 1938 (b/w photo)
5974325 Hugo Eckner and Hans Heinrich Dieckhoff leaving the White House, 1938 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection; (add.info)

Air-Liner of Future, 1914 (illustration)
864150 Air-Liner of Future, 1914 (illustration) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952); (add.info.: Idea for a transatlantic air liner which would fly at 10)

Goodyear Blimp, Washington DC, USA, April 1938 (b/w photo)
5974323 Goodyear Blimp, Washington DC, USA, April 1938 (b/w photo) by Harris & Ewing (1905-45); Private Collection

Wilbur Wright by D'ostoya- in L'Assiette au Beurre, Jan 1909
LSE4103303 Wilbur Wright by D ostoya- in L Assiette au Beurre, Jan 1909 by Ostoya, Georges d (Dochinsky or Sochinsky) (1878-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Flight by the Farman Brothers before 1914 (colour litho)
CHT216769 A Flight by the Farman Brothers before 1914 (colour litho) by Pousthomis, Leon (1881-1916); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

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"Unleashing the Fury: Air Vehicles in the Battle for Dominance" In the relentless pursuit of victory, air vehicles have played a pivotal role throughout history. From their early days as search and destroy machines to becoming symbols of military might, these marvels of engineering have left an indelible mark on warfare. The Wellington Bombers and Lancaster Bomber squadrons soared through storm clouds, fearlessly braving turbulent skies to deliver destruction upon enemy strongholds. Their thunderous engines roared with power as they unleashed devastation from above, earning them the moniker "Eyes Of The Fleet. " Amongst these formidable warbirds stood the legendary R-101 Airship - a colossal behemoth that commanded attention wherever it flew. Its majestic presence filled the sky as it gracefully floated through the heavens, its silhouette casting an imposing shadow below. Housed within a hangar at Cardington, Bedfordshire, this airborne giant was both feared and revered. The R101 Airship's significance extended beyond mere military might; it symbolized human ambition and technological progress. A testament to mankind's desire to conquer new frontiers, this airship represented our unwavering spirit in pushing boundaries. But amidst all its grandeur lay tragedy - a tale etched into history forevermore. The ill-fated journey of R101 ended tragically when it succumbed to disaster during one fateful flight. This catastrophic event served as a stark reminder of humanity's vulnerability against nature's wrath. Yet despite such setbacks, air vehicles continue to evolve and adapt even today. Military planes soar across vast expanses with precision-guided weaponry at their disposal – guardians of peace or harbingers of chaos depending on whose hands control them. As we reflect upon these magnificent creations that once ruled the skies with awe-inspiring force, let us remember their impact on shaping our world – not just as instruments of destruction but also symbols of human ingenuity and resilience.