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'''Charles Stewart Rolls''' was an automobile maker also prominent in early British aviation. | '''Charles Stewart Rolls''' was an automobile maker also prominent in early British aviation. | ||
| − | He became a member of the [[Aeronautical Society of Great Britain]] on 3 December 1901.<ref>''[[Aeronautical Journal]]'', Vol. VI, No. 21, January, 1902; p. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015075041254;view=1up;seq=447 1].</ref> | + | He started making balloon ascents in 1901<ref name=DNB /> and became a member of the [[Aeronautical Society of Great Britain]] on 3 December 1901.<ref>''[[Aeronautical Journal]]'', Vol. VI, No. 21, January, 1902; p. [https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015075041254;view=1up;seq=447 1].</ref> In 1903 he co-founded the [[Aero Club of Great Britain]].<ref name=DNB /> |
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| + | He participated in the [[1st Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race]] and won an award for longest time in the air.<ref name=DNB /> | ||
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| + | Rolls traveled in France in 1908 to attend Wilbur Wright's [[1908 Wright demonstration|demonstrations]] there. He flew with Wright and published an article the same year titled "Un vol en aéroplane Wright".<ref name=DNB /> | ||
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| + | He died in a flying accident at Bournemouth in 1910.<ref name=DNB>Claude Johnson, "[[w:s:Author:Charles Stewart Rolls]]", ''Dictionary of National Biography'', 1912 supplement; pp. [Page:Dictionary of National Biography, Second Supplement, volume 3.djvu/236 226]–228.</ref> | ||
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| + | === Publications === | ||
| + | * [[Rolls, 1908, Un vol en aéroplane Wright]] | ||
| + | * [[Rolls, 1908, My Voyage in the World's Greatest Airship]] | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
<References /> | <References /> | ||
| − | + | * [[w:Charles Stewart Rolls]] -- Wikipedia has a substantial biography | |
| + | * Hugh Driver. 1997. ''[[Driver, 1997|The Birth of Military Aviation: Britain, 1903-1914]]''. [https://books.google.com/books?id=cbrA5NJp2JMC&lpg=PA307&dq=Martin%20HELMUTH%20Paul&pg=PA9#v=onepage&q=Martin%20HELMUTH%20Paul&f=false p.9] | ||
{{Person | {{Person | ||
| − | | | + | |Names=Charles Stewart Rolls |
| − | |Birth date= | + | |Birth date=1877-08-28 |
| − | |Death date= | + | |Death date=1910-07-12 |
|Countries=GB | |Countries=GB | ||
|Locations=London; Monmouth, Wales | |Locations=London; Monmouth, Wales | ||
|Occupations= | |Occupations= | ||
|Tech areas=automobile; airplane; | |Tech areas=automobile; airplane; | ||
| − | |Affiliations= | + | |Affiliations=Aero Club of Great Britain; Aéro-Club de France; Automobile Club of France; Royal Automobile Club; Royal Geographical Society; Royal Metallurgical Society; Institute of Mechanical Engineering |
| + | |Wikidata id=Q313074 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| + | {{Standard person reports 2|Charles Stewart Rolls|C. S. Rolls}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:14, 17 January 2024
Charles Stewart Rolls was an automobile maker also prominent in early British aviation.
He started making balloon ascents in 1901[1] and became a member of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain on 3 December 1901.[2] In 1903 he co-founded the Aero Club of Great Britain.[1]
He participated in the 1st Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race and won an award for longest time in the air.[1]
Rolls traveled in France in 1908 to attend Wilbur Wright's demonstrations there. He flew with Wright and published an article the same year titled "Un vol en aéroplane Wright".[1]
He died in a flying accident at Bournemouth in 1910.[1]
Publications
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Claude Johnson, "w:s:Author:Charles Stewart Rolls", Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement; pp. [Page:Dictionary of National Biography, Second Supplement, volume 3.djvu/236 226]–228.
- ↑ Aeronautical Journal, Vol. VI, No. 21, January, 1902; p. 1.
- w:Charles Stewart Rolls -- Wikipedia has a substantial biography
- Hugh Driver. 1997. The Birth of Military Aviation: Britain, 1903-1914. p.9
| Names | Charles Stewart Rolls |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1877-08-28 |
| Death date | 1910-07-12 |
| Countries | GB |
| Locations | London; Monmouth, Wales |
| Occupations | |
| Tech areas | automobile, Airplane |
| Affiliations | Aero Club of Great Britain, Aéro-Club de France, Automobile Club of France, Royal Automobile Club, Royal Geographical Society, Royal Metallurgical Society, Institute of Mechanical Engineering |
| Wikidata id | Q313074 |
Publications by or about Charles Stewart Rolls or C. S. Rolls
- Rolls, 1902, The Bath balloon centenary (Simple title: The Bath balloon centenary, Journal: Flying)
- Rolls, 1906, The Gordon-Bennett international balloon race. The Britannia (Simple title: The Gordon-Bennett international balloon race. The Britannia, Journal: Aër. Journ.)
- Lahm, 1907, The First Annual Aeronautic Cup Race (Simple title: The First Annual Aeronautic Cup Race, Journal: Nav. the Air)
- Publication 10041-10042, 1907, Quelques silhouettes des vainqueurs probables. O. Erbslöh, Victor de Beauclair, Alfred K. Huntington, Charles Stewart Rolls, Egon Mensing, Celectino Usuelli, Victor Niemeyer, Albert Crombez (Simple title: Some silhouettes of the probable victors. O. Erbslöh, Beauclair's Victor, Alfred K. Huntington, Charles Stewart Rolls, Egon Mensing, Celectino Usuelli, Victor Niemeyer, Albert Crombez, Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Rolls, 1908, Un vol en aéroplane Wright (Simple title: A Wright airplane flight, Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Publication 5349, 1908, Die Gordon-Bennett-Fahrer in Berlin (Simple title: The Gordon-Bennett race in Berlin, Journal: Ill. Aër. Mitt.)
- Harford, 1910, The late C. S. Rolls and the Sommer (Simple title: The late C. S. Rolls and the Sommer, Journal: Flight)
- Rolls, 1910, Hon. Charles Rolls. Wieder ein Todessturz (Simple title: Hon. Charles Rolls. Another fall, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Rolls, 1910, Charles Stewart Rolls (Simple title: Charles Stewart Rolls, Journal: Aircraft)
Charles Stewart Rolls (or C. S. Rolls) participated in these events:
- 1908 Wright demonstration in France (Start date: 1908-08-08, Locations: Le Mans, Country: FR, Tech focus: Airplane)
