Francis Alexander Barton
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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
- Barton, 1911, The use of equilibrators in airships (Simple title: The use of equilibrators in airships, Journal: Aeronautics (UK))
- Barton, 1911, The first British dirigible and hydro-aeroplane (Simple title: The first British dirigible and hydro-aeroplane, Journal: Aeronautics (UK))
- Barton, 1912, Natural stability (Simple title: Natural stability, Journal: Flight)
- Barton, 1912, The first British dirigible and aeroplane (Simple title: The first British dirigible and aeroplane, Journal: Aeronautics (UK))
- Barton, 1912, Bombs for aerial purposes (Simple title: Bombs for aerial purposes, Journal: Aeronautics (UK))
References
- ↑ 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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