William Samuel Henson
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William Samuel Henson was a British-born pre-Wright brothers aviation pioneer, engineer and inventor. He is best known for his work on the aerial steam carriage alongside John Stringfellow.
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1843 engraving of the Aerial Steam Carriage
John Stringfellow
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John Stringfellow was a British early aeronautical inventor, known for his work on the aerial steam carriage with William Samuel Henson.
William Samuel Henson
…was a British-born pre-Wright brothers aviation pioneer, engineer and inventor. He is best known for his work on the aerial steam carriage alongside John Stringfellow. Henson was born in Nottingham, England on 3 May 1812. Henson was involved in lace-making in Chard and he obtained a patent on improved lace-making…
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1843 artist's impression of Stringfellow's plane Ariel flying over the Nile, with the pyramids in the background