Taxonomy: TermPilcher: The Hawk Category: Aircraft: Specific Model
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Percy Pilcher: Drawings (1895-1899) Drawing 2
A scale drawing for a wheel design, perhaps for his Hawk glider. Pilcher was a pioneer in the use of wheels for gliders.
Percy Pilcher: Drawings (1895-1899) Drawing 3
A sketch of a 'reconstructed' Hawk glider and a 4hp steam engine with two cylinders dating to around 1898.
Percy Pilcher: Drawings (1895-1899) Drawing 4
A scale drawing for a wheel and axle, perhaps for his Hawk glider. Pilcher was a pioneer in the use of wheels for gliders.
Percy Pilcher: Drawings (1895-1899) Drawing 5
A sketch of a Hawk glider, perhaps his 'reconstructed' version dating to around 1898.
Percy Pilcher: Drawings (1895-1899) Drawing 9
A scale drawing, of a scraper-shaped wooden part, perhaps a tail section for his Hawk glider dating to the mid-1890s.
Percy Pilcher: Drawings (1895-1899) Drawing 12
A one and a half inch to one foot scale drawing of the crossbar for his 300 foot glider. This is similar to a crossbar on a drawing of the Hawk in the RAeS collection, though it also looks similar to a crossbar used for the Gull in 1896.
