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John Stringfellow (1799 - 1883)
William Henson (1812 - 1888)
William Samuel Henson and John Stringfellow
Henson and Stringfellow: The Dream Takes Shape
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Born in 1812, William Samuel Henson was, like his father, a successful industrialist in the lacemaking business in Somerset, England.
John stringfellow biography
In 1840, under the influence of Cayley's early writings, Henson and an engineer who also worked in the lacemaking industry, John Stringfellow, designed a steam-driven airplane they called an "aerial steam carriage."
There were many elements of the design of the Ariel (as Henson called it) that proved to be prophetic of later aircraft, and a simple glance at the design makes one feel as if one is looking at a cartoon prototype of the modern airliner.
In fact, Henson and Stringfellow planned to create an international airline, the Aerial Transit Company, and proceeded to raise investment capital. They embarked on a massive publ