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Mayfly was intended to be an aerial scout, and was similar in design to contemporary Zeppelins, but with some major differences.At 512 ft (156 m) length and 46 ft (14 m) in diameter, it was 66 ft (20 m) longer than the contemporary LZ 6 and had a 50% larger volume, giving a correspondingly greater lift.
Parents. John Humphrey Bland (father) Emily Charlotte Madden (mother) Lilian Bland (28 September 1878 – 11 May 1971) [1] was an Anglo-Irish journalist and pioneer aviator who, in 1910–11, became one of the first women in Great Britain and Ireland, and maybe even in the world, to design, build, and fly an aircraft – the Bland Mayfly. [2]
"Mayfly" was the crew's nickname for His Majesty's Airship No. 1, an aerial scout airship built by Vickers but wrecked by strong winds in 1911 before her trial flights. [ 95 ] Two vessels of the Royal Navy were named HMS Mayfly : a torpedo boat launched in January 1907, [ 96 ] and a Fly -class river gunboat constructed in sections at Yarrow in ...
Design and development Mayfly schematics. Lillian Bland started construction of the Mayfly in the stables of her home during 1909, after making a series of tests with large-scale model gliders. The Mayfly was an equal-span biplane resembling the Farman III in general layout, with a front-mounted elevator and a rear-mounted empennage carried on ...
A design for a gateway and porters' lodges at Syon House by Robert Adam, c. 1769 Grand Neoclassical interior by Adam. Syon House's exterior was erected in 1547 while under the ownership of the 1st Duke of Somerset. Syon's current interior was designed by Robert Adam in 1762 under the commission of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland.
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Lieutenant John Wilfred Seddon, A G Hackett. Number built. 1. The Seddon Mayfly was a tandem biplane of unusual construction. It was designed by Royal Navy Lieutenant John W. Seddon and A. G. Hackett [1] and built by Accles & Pollock. When built it was the largest aeroplane in the world, [2] but it failed to fly when tested.
Burghley House from Jones's Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1829) House from the ha-ha Part of the Grounds, lake and boathouse. The avenues in the park were all laid out according to the 1755–1779 designs by Capability Brown, [22] paying due respect to pre-existing plantings, some of which were from the 16th century or earlier ...