1. Cat Eyes — 2023-10-09 23:39:36

   …Cat Eyes :: {{Databox caption="Inventor" Image="Percyshaw.jpg" Who="Percy Shaw" width="" birth_date="15 Apr 1890" birth_place="Halifax" death_date="01 Sep 1976" death_place="Boothtown" }} [[Ca…
   …tegoryInventions]]: [[CategoryTransport]] === Percy Shaw - 1934 === Percy Shaw (1890 - 1976) was born in Halifax in West [[Yorkshire]] in 1890, the son of Jimmy Shaw, a dyer’s labourer, who w…
   …ght-time road accidents, the **Department for Transport** staged a competition in 1937 to find a robust road reflector. Percy Shaw won the competition with the Catseye after rival models either broke during the trial or were deemed to be ineffec…

2. Powered Flight — 2021-04-05 22:36:49

   …an I before we succeed with aerial navigation."^^ [[http://www.chardmuseum.co.uk/Powered_Flight Chard Museum]] ::c:: == Percy Pilcher 1899 == {{Databox Image="PercyPilcher.jpg" title="Percy Pilcher" birth_date="16 January 1866" death_date="2 Oct…
   …his own tri-wing aeroplane. Pilcher had successfully flown several gliders and trialed his plane for powered flight. Percy arranged for a demonstration of his powered flight to some dignitaries at Stanford Hall on 30th September in **1899**, …
   … due to an engine failure, Pilcher, had to resort to flying his Hawk glider. The demonstration did not go to plan and Percy was critically injured, robbing him, and the world, of the first manned powered flight. Percy died days later on the 2…

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