3 3 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 25cm
Description
The elegant boat-shaped fuselage and the advanced fuel-injected eight cylinder engine showed the unconventional design thinking of Leon Levavaseur, a former artist. The first attempt to fly an aeroplane acros the English Channel - an effort cut short due to engine failure - was made by Hubert Latham in July 1909 using a similar Antoinette Monoplane. This view shows the front section of the fuselage.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10216047
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