Henry Bright

Henry Bright was an aero inventor in London credited by some as the first to patent a helicopter. Despite the frequent references to this patent the biographical literature on Bright is sparse at best and even the years of his life are not forthcoming from various searches.

Short's DB lists an 1859 patent for a counter-rotating helicopter by Henry Bright, as if it were a US one, but we find no US one. We're assuming for now that it refers to the British one.

Patents whose inventor or applicant is Henry Bright

• Patent GB-1859-2330 (English title: Apparatus for navigating the air, Filing date: 1859-10-12)

Publications by or about Henry Bright

• Mechanics' Magazine, 1860, Bright's Aerial Carriage (Simple title: Bright's Aerial Carriage, Journal: Mechanics' Magazine)
• Bright, 1867, Aerial carriage with opposing fans, available for controlling the ascent and descent of balloons by mechanical means (Simple title: Aerial carriage with opposing fans, available for controlling the ascent and descent of balloons by mechanical means, Journal: Annual Report of the Aëronautical Society of Great Britain)

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Names	Henry Bright
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Countries	GB
Locations	London
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Tech areas	Helicopter
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