Francis Alexander Barton

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Patent GB-1899-24848 Original Diagram Sheets 1 and 2
RdBdI entry for Patent BE-1900-150876 material in the RdBdI
Patent FR-1904-341792 Original Diagram Sheet 1
Patent FR-1904-341792 Original Diagram Sheet 2
Patent FR-1904-341792 Original Diagram Sheet 3
Patent GB-1910-10787 Original Diagram
Patent GB-1911-25642 Original Diagram
Patent GB-1910-11193 Original Diagram
Patent GB-1911-25825 Original Diagram

Francis Alexander Barton was a British aero inventor, a surgeon and a physician. He was the founder of the Aeronautical Institute and Club.

Barton founded or was otherwise associated with a project to build an airship called the Britannica in 1913-1914. John Wulffing and Aladar de Bajza worked on its design. The project was not completed.[1]

Addresses:

  • Oakwood Avenue, Beckenham, County of Kent (1899–1904);
  • 56, Moorgate Street, London, E.C. (1911);
  • No. 3, London Wall Buildings, London, E.C. (1912)


Patents whose inventor or applicant is Francis Alexander Barton or F. Alexander Barton or F. Barton

  • Patent GB-1899-24848 (English title: Improvements in Navigable Balloons or Aerial Machines, specifically ballon cars, Filing date: 1899-12-14)
  • Patent BE-1900-150876 (English title: Improvements to airships or aerial navigation devices, Filing date: 1900-07-06)
  • Patent FR-1904-341792 (English title: Improvements to directable airship apparatus, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1903-18920, Filing date: 1904-03-31)
  • Patent GB-1904-12503 (English title: Navigable Aerial Machines, Filing date: 1904-06-02)
  • Patent GB-1910-11193 (English title: Improvements in Aerial Navigation as relating to Indicating Stations, Filing date: 1910-05-06)
  • Patent GB-1911-25642 (English title: Bombs for Aerial Purposes, Filing date: 1911-05-04)
  • Patent GB-1911-25825 (English title: Improvements in balloons, Filing date: 1911-11-20)

Publications by or about Francis Alexander Barton or F. Alexander Barton or F. Barton

References

  1. Brian Hussey. The Brittanica airship--an unrealized dream. Dirigible, Summer 2009 issue, pp. 7-9


Names Francis Alexander Barton; F. Alexander Barton; F. Barton
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Countries GB
Locations Beckenham
Occupations physician, surgeon
Tech areas LTA, Balloon
Affiliations Aeronautical Institute and Club
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