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  Archive Reference: RAES/PIL/DRAW/1/2

Description

A scale drawing for a wheel design, perhaps for his Hawk glider. Pilcher was a pioneer in the use of wheels for gliders.

Date(s)

 Around 1896

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  Percy Pilcher: Drawings (1895-1899)

Description

Influenced by the pioneering glider designs of Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896), Percy Sinclair Pilcher (1866-1899) developed his own series of glider designs in Glasgow from 1893. In 1896 Pilcher's "Gull" and "Hawk" gliders were produced, and Pilcher learnt the art of controlling his machine in the air…

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