Stanley Spencer
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Stanley Spencer was an aeronaut and inventor in London. He was one of a few celebrity old-fashioned balloonists and made many ascents from Crystal Palace.[1]
With his brothers Percival Green Spencer and Arthur Spencer he ran Spencer Brothers Company [what relationship to C. G. Spencer & Sons?]
He first came into the public eye with a series of rooftop parachute descents.[2] He organized a Crystal Palace ascent by Berlin scientist Arthur Berson in September 1898, making use of oxygen to reach an altitude of 27,500 feet.[3] He made a famous ascent with John Mackenzie Bacon and daughter
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Stanley Spencer
- Patent GB-1894-8537 (English title: Balloons, Filing date: 1894-04-30)
Publications by or about Stanley Spencer
- Publication 11481, 1902, Stanley Spencer's success (Simple title: Stanley Spencer's success, Journal: Flying)
- Alexander, 1902, The conquest of the air; the romance of aerial navigation (Simple title: The conquest of the air; the romance of aerial navigation)
- Neureuther, 1903, Von Stanley Spencer's Luftschiff (Simple title: From Stanley Spencer's airship, Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
- Aeronatus, 1907, The history of airships (Simple title: The history of airships, Journal: Amer. Mag. Aeronautics)
References
Links
- w:Stanley Spencer (aeronaut)
- "Stanley Spencer’s Airship Flight from Blackpool October 21st 1902"
- "The Airship Trial: Mr. Spencer Interviewed", Launceston Examiner, 10 November 1903, p. 3.
| Names | Stanley Spencer |
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| Death date | 1906 |
| Countries | GB, Malta |
| Locations | London |
| Occupations | aeronaut |
| Tech areas | LTA, Balloon, Parachute |
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