Frederick William Brearey
Frederick William Brearey (b. 1816, Stillingflee, near Scarborough, England; d. 31 January 1896) was an aero inventor in Blackheath, Kent, and/or London, England.
Brearey had many roles; he was an organizer too. Founding member and honorary secretary of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain and supposedly its chief sustainer during a time of low activity circa 1890.[1]
Brearey was convinced of the need for "mechanical means" of attaining flight, rather than the use of balloons, and gave numerous lectures across England during which he demonstrated model flyers. Wrote "The Atmosphere as a Medium of Travel".[2]
Received a gold medal from the Société française de navigation aérienne and praise from Octave Chanute.[2]
With respect to the ultimate issue of the late plane propelled experiments, Mr. Brearey, who—at least, theoretically—became possessed of as much knowledge as anyone in the kingdom, said that there were two systems by which success has been ascertained to be certain, so far as ascent is securable by mechanical means alone, viz., Maxim's and Phillip's.[2]
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Mr. Brearey has upon several occasions lost blood in the cause, and copiously, too, at the Alexandra Palace, when a screw-blade, revolving at a great velocity, produced by the great muscular effort he was exerting in turning a handle, flew off, and hitting him in the face, cut a portion of his nose off, at the same time cutting open his cheek. The nose was cleverly sewn on, but he after effect resulted in an operation by which the eye was barely saved.[2]
He was one of several notables expressing interest in the Aeronautical Navigation Conference at 1893 World's Fair without these communications showing up in the Proceedings.[3]
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Frederick William Brearey
- Patent FR-1883-154247 (English title: improvements in the apparatus of aerial navigation)
- Patent GB-1879-2376 (English title: Flying machine)
- Patent FR-1880-139086 (English title: aerial apparatus with undulating movements, Filing date: 1880-01-11)
- Patent US-1880-234947 (English title: Aerial apparatus, Supplementary to patent: Patent GB-1879-2376, Filing date: 1880-01-23)
- Patent DE-1880-11881 (English title: Flying machine, Filing date: 1880-05-06)
- Patent DE-1882-19504 (English title: Innovations in flying machines -- ornithopter, Filing date: 1882-03-17)
- Patent US-1885-320042 (English title: Apparatus for effecting aerial navigation, Supplementary to patent: Patent US-1880-234947, Filing date: 1883-03-16)
Publications by or about Frederick William Brearey
- Brearey, 1876, On the progress of aeronautics (2) (Simple title: On the progress of aeronautics, Journal: Scient. Amer. Suppl.)
- Barry; Brearey, 1885, The aeronautical exhibition of 1885, Jurors' report (Simple title: The aeronautical exhibition of 1885, Jurors' report)
- Brearey, 1885, The late balloon contest to the Alexandra Palace (Simple title: The late balloon contest to the Alexandra Palace, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Brearey, 1886, Experimental ballooning (2) (Simple title: Experimental ballooning, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Dieuaide, 1886, L'exposition aéronautique de Londres à Alexandra Palace en 1885 (Simple title: The London Air Show at Alexandra Palace in 1885, Journal: L'Aéronaute)
- Brearey, 1887, Concluding remarks (Simple title: Concluding remarks, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Brearey, 1888, Remarks on the late experiments of Horatio Phillips (Simple title: Remarks founded upon the late experiments of Horatio Phillips, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Publication 2167, 1903, The late Fredk. W. Brearey, B. Sc., etc. (Simple title: The late Frederick. W. Brearey, B. Sc., Journal: Flying)
Publications by or about Fred. W. Brearey
- Brearey, 1877, The problem of flight (Simple title: The problem of flight, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Brearey, 1878, Some remarks upon bird-flight and its imitation by mechanical models (Simple title: Some remarks upon bird-flight and its imitation by mechanical models, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Brearey, 1880, A paper in condemnation of gas as an aid to aerial machines (Simple title: A paper in condemnation of gas as an aid to aerial machines, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Brearey, 1882, The effect of the pectoral muscle on the flight of the bird (Simple title: The effect of the pectoral muscle on the flight of the bird, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Brearey, 1883, Memoir of the late John Stringfellow (Simple title: Memoir of the late John Stringfellow, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Brearey, 1883, Upon the absence of balloons in Egypt during the late campaign (Simple title: Upon the absence of balloons in Egypt during the late campaign, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Brearey, 1884, Conjoint gas and mechanical action as applied to flight (Simple title: Conjoint gas and mechanical action as applied to flight, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Brearey, 1886, Liverpool international exhibition (Simple title: Liverpool international exhibition, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)
- Brearey, 1887, Experimental ballooning (Simple title: Experimental ballooning, Journal: Scient. Amer. Suppl.)
Publications
Links
- w:Frederick Brearey
- "Frederick William Brearey (active c.1860s - 1890s)", Hargrave: The Pioneers
References
- ↑ "The Aeronautical Society", Aeronautical Journal, Vol. 1., No. 1, January 1897, pp. 3–4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The Late Mr. F. W. Brearey", Aeronautical Journal, Vol. 1., No. 1, January 1897, pp. 9–11.
- ↑ Crouch, 1981, p. 84
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| Birth date | 1816 |
| Death date | 1896-01-31 |
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| Locations | Stillingfleet |
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| Tech areas | LTA |
| Affiliations | Aeronautical Society of Great Britain |
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