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Givelda
13th May 2023, 09:03
In the 90's I took this image of a wheel in The Science Musuem in Manchester which has since been disbursed. It is all that survives from an attempt to build a large aircraft in the UK in the 1900's.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1600x1022/img087_rev_sml_0be3523c62f37b99b0f0ffe824f915cc7dd1f403.jpg
I thought it was from the Tarrant Tabor, but I think it may be even earlier than that after recalling a photo I have seen but now cannot find. Any info?

Noyade
13th May 2023, 09:45
The German Forssman Poll Triplane...

https://www.historynet.com/poll-triplane-what-happened-to-this-german-giant/

Givelda
13th May 2023, 11:17
Thanks very much for solving that for me - although the provided link wanted me to "subscribe", it led me to another one and to the photo I recall.