Allen
Policeman Richard "Bobby" Allen, of Bradford, Yorkshire, built
a "bicycle" ornithopter in 1908. Unsurprisingly, the machine refused to fly.
Company References British Aircraft Before The Great War, Michael
H. Goodall and Albert E. Tagg (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001)
Project Data
Project No | Type
No | Name | Alternative Name(s) | Year | Spec
(Requirement) | Status | Qty | Description | References |
| |
Ornithopter |
|
1908 |
|
Pro(n) |
1 |
1S
"bicycle" ornithopter | 1 |
Project References
- British Aircraft Before The Great War,
Michael H. Goodall and Albert E. Tagg (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001)
Total Allen Production 1
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