A rare early 20th-Century flying model Aéroplane "Ad Astra", c. 1910 , A rare early 20th-Century flying model Aéroplane "Ad Astra", c. 1910

A rare early 20th-Century flying model Aéroplane "Ad Astra", c. 1910

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A rare early 20th-Century flying model Aéroplane "Ad Astra", c. 1910
the boxwood framework covered with doped fabric, the upper surface of the mainplanes stencilled AD ASTRA, the two paddle-blade propellors secured to aluminium hubs with axis and rubber band driving hooks, the braced framework with tension wires and assembly sockets, the main undercarriage metal wheels with braced metal stub-axles and interconnected main axle, the tail fin post incoporating the tail wheel, together with an original copy of L'Aéronatique c.1910 listing the Ad Astra and simiilar models for sale
39 3/8in. (98cm.) wing span, 43½in. (11cm.) overall length; 13½in. (33.5cm.) propellor diameter

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An exceptional survivor of the pioneer period of aviation modelling, this model originally sold for 35f 50c in 1910. Illustrated in both L'Aéronatique and Le Petit Aéroplane these fragile models gave enormous pleasure to children of the period; few survive of the hundreds built and sold.

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