52905
- TitleAlbert John Fortescue and his Fortescue gyroplane, ca. 1916-ca. 1919
- Call numberPXA 1320
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
ca. 1916 - ca. 1919 - Type of material
- Reference code52905
- Physical Description1 photograph - silver gelatin photoprint - 10 x 15 cm
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Albert John Fortescue of Arncliffe, New South Wales, was an inventive pioneer, taking out several patents on designs for a gyroplane, 'a machine that could take off and land vertically'. Tests had been carried out for several years between 1916 and 1919 on the Bonnie Doon Golf Course near (the now) Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport.
Reference:
Flypast, a record of aviation in Australia / Neville Parnell and Trevor Boughton. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service, 1988. - Copying ConditionsOut of copyright: Created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales - General note
Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.838 as part of the eRecords Project 2011-2012 - Name
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