Types you’ll see alongside
Slingsby glider family, Aérospatiale Gazelle & Alouette, de Havilland Canada Chipmunk, GAF Jindivik & the target drones, Handley Page HP.115 & the research one-offs.
Aircraft hub · 1907 · Pioneer era
Edwardian firsts rebuilt from photographs and stubbornness: Ireland’s first aeroplane, Cody’s man-lifting kite and a bamboo monoplane small enough to carry on a car. The gazetteer currently lists it at 6 UK museums.
Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.
On charge
The gazetteer records 11 Santos-Dumont Demoiselle & the pioneer replicas airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 6 UK collections, in 5 regions: London & Around, East of England, South East England, South West England, Northern Ireland.
| Museum | City | Region | Airframes recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Flying MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Stockbridge | South East England | Cody man-lifting kite |
| Brooklands MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Weybridge | London & Around | Santos-Dumont Demoiselle replica BAPC.256 Replica Roe I Biplane replica Replica White Monoplane (1912) replica G-CHOI Replica White Sports Monoplane replica G-CJAU Replica |
| Fleet Air Arm MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 | Yeovil | South West England | Short S.27 replica BAPC 149 Replica |
| The Gliding Heritage CentreChecked 2026-10-08 | Alton | South East England | Weiss Olive 5/8-scale replica Replica TWK Clarke Chanute BAPC.100 |
| The Shuttleworth CollectionChecked 2026-10-08 | Biggleswade | East of England | Lilienthal Kleiner Doppeldecker glider replica Replica Wallbro Monoplane replica G-BFIP Replica |
| Ulster Aviation Society (Maze Long Kesh)Checked 2026-10-08 | Lisburn | Northern Ireland | Ferguson Flyer 1911 replica G-CJEN Replica |
Computed from the survey
Slingsby glider family, Aérospatiale Gazelle & Alouette, de Havilland Canada Chipmunk, GAF Jindivik & the target drones, Handley Page HP.115 & the research one-offs.
South East England has 2 collections recording the type.
Short S.27 replica.
Type notes
| Type | Santos-Dumont Demoiselle & the pioneer replicas (Demoiselle, Ferguson Flyer, Wallbro, White, Short S.27, Roe I Biplane, Lilienthal, Cody kite) |
|---|---|
| UK museums holding one | 6 |
| Airframes recorded in this survey | 11 |
Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across all 118 museums is indexed in the Compendium.
Aircraft questions
The Aviation Gazetteer records 11 Santos-Dumont Demoiselle & the pioneer replicas airframes in UK collections.
Brooklands Museum has the most in this survey, with 4 recorded airframes.