BELLAMY monoplane (Mons Bellamy, Petersham Meadows, Richmond, Surrey.)

   Monsieur Bellamy's second known attempt at flight was with a single-seat tailless tractor monoplane on 18 August 1908. This is almost certainly the machine which was reported to be under construction at Old Oak Farm, Shepherds Bush, London in February 1908. The trials were carried out on Petersham Meadows, below the 'Star and Garter Hotel', Richmond, and although the machine taxied well, it failed to take off. The wing span was reported as 14ft which seems unlikely. Weight empty was 700lb and the engine was 30hp of unknown make.
   In the summer of 1908 Bellamy was involved in a scheme to advertise a newspaper by a balloon flight across the Channel to France which did not transpire. In March 1909 he was again experimenting with a catamaran to test improved propellers, this time on the Thames at Hammersmith.