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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 97 SE 76 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Standford Hill glider testing site |
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Summary
Site of glider testing carried out by C S Rolls in 1909.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 98104 70151 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ97SE |
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| Parish: | EASTCHURCH, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Standford Hill (otherwise known as Stamford or Stanford Hill) was the site only Charles Rolls experimental glider flights in 1909. The glider was based upon a Wright 'Flyer', and constructed by Short Bros as aircraft makers to the Aero Club. The glider was launched by being pushed down a rail into the wind with an assistant at each wing tip. After a hop of a few feet a horse was used to return to the top.(1)
<1> Jim Preston Personal Communication (Verbal communication). SKE13236.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Verbal communication: Jim Preston Personal Communication. |
