Patent GB-1901-18862

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Captive craft on pulley, with two counter-rotating propellers of a helicopter type It was said to be intended for military and naval observations, perhaps also for flight.

From google patents' abstract: "A flying-machine operated by an endless cord or electric current from the ground carries a semaphore or flash light for signalling."

  • Inventor location: 12 Palace Crescent, East Molesey, Surrey, England as of 20 Sept 1901 ; then apparently moved to 4 Thames View, East Molesey by 20 June 1902
  • Inventor occupation: Engineer

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Year filed 1901
Year granted 1902
Office GB
Patent number 18862
Inventors Charles Tuckfield
Inventor country GB
Applicant person Charles Tuckfield
Applicant firm
Applicant type INDIV
Applicant is inventor? 1
Original title Aeronautical Machine
English title Aeronautical machine
Tech fields helicopter, reconnaissance, military
Filing date September 21, 1901
Full specification filed date June 20, 1902
Application number
Grant date December 20, 1902
Granted? 1
Publication date
Supplementary to patent
Related to aircraft? 1
Serial number
Patent agent Boult, Wade & Kilburn
Assigned to
National tech categories
IPCs
CPCs
Family year 1901
First filing? 1
Cites these patents
Citations from after 1930
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INPADOC family ID
Number of text pages 3
Number of diagram pages 1
Number of figures 1
Number of claims 8