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[[Image:JD Sci Mus Frost1.jpg|thumb|Ornithopter flapping mechanism, with [[Antoinette]] engine, at the [[London Science Museum]]]] | |||
Edward Purkis Frost (1842 – 1922) was a British aviation pioneer. | Edward Purkis Frost (1842 – 1922) was a British aviation pioneer. | ||
Frost lived at West Wratting Hall in Cambridgeshire and became a Justice of the Peace. | Frost lived at West Wratting Hall in Cambridgeshire and became a Justice of the Peace. | ||
Frost began studying flight in 1868 and built a large steam-powered flying machine with both fixed and flapping wings. Frost had intended to have a 20-25 hp steam engine but the actual engine with 5 hp was not powerful enough to lift the ornithopter from the ground. In collaboration with several colleagues he started another large | Frost began studying flight in 1868 and built a large steam-powered flying machine with both fixed and flapping wings. Frost had intended to have a 20-25 hp steam engine but the actual engine with 5 hp was not powerful enough to lift the ornithopter from the ground. | ||
In 1902 in collaboration with several colleagues he started work on another large craft with a petrol engine. It lifted from the ground in 1904. The flapping mechanism, with its single-cylinder [[Antoinette]] engine is on display at the [[London Science Museum]], along with a wing from this craft (photo [https://www.flickr.com/photos/15110856@N02/34355714641 here]). | |||
Frost had been a member of the Aeronautical Society since 1875 and became its president from 1908 to 1911. | Frost had been a member of the Aeronautical Society since 1875 and became its president from 1908 to 1911. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:04, 28 February 2020
Edward Purkis Frost (1842 – 1922) was a British aviation pioneer.
Frost lived at West Wratting Hall in Cambridgeshire and became a Justice of the Peace.
Frost began studying flight in 1868 and built a large steam-powered flying machine with both fixed and flapping wings. Frost had intended to have a 20-25 hp steam engine but the actual engine with 5 hp was not powerful enough to lift the ornithopter from the ground.
In 1902 in collaboration with several colleagues he started work on another large craft with a petrol engine. It lifted from the ground in 1904. The flapping mechanism, with its single-cylinder Antoinette engine is on display at the London Science Museum, along with a wing from this craft (photo here).
Frost had been a member of the Aeronautical Society since 1875 and became its president from 1908 to 1911.
The above information is condensed from the Wikipedia entry, accessed 28 Feb 2020.