Speculative Aeronautics


 * Watson Fell Quinby (1825-1918), patented "flying apparatus" designs in the late 19th century
 * Charles A. A. Dellschau (1830-1923), produced illustrations and collages regarding the Sonora Aero Club (1850-1858)
 * Wallace Tillinghast (1872-1930), claimed to have invented a "secret aeroplane" that was allegedly flown over New England to New York City in 1909
 * Edgar E. Wilson (c. 1876-1933), designed (and crashed) flying machines, proposed "ether ships" for interplanetary travel