Design for an aerial steam carriage Size:XXL: 150 x 100cm 'Thomas à Becket's grand Entry

'Thomas à Becket's grand Entry into London

one is a side view

(or the Napoleonic Empire)

surmounted by a view of Watling Street showing St Paul's Cathedral in the distance

Design for an aerial steam carriage Size:XXL: 150 x 100cm 'Thomas à Becket's grand EntryDesign for an aerial steam carriage, 1843 (1956). William Henson, a follower of English aviation pioneer Sir George Cayley, patented his proposed Aerial Steam Carriage in 1842. The machine would never have been able to fly as the wings would not have been strong enough to carry the weight of the steam engine needed to power it. The design did however establish several of the features used in modern aeroplanes, including monoplane wings, the fuselage,