Maxim flying machine (biplane tes... crash, Jul 31, 1894
Maxim flying machine (biplane test rig) accident on July 31, 1894 near Baldwyns Park, Bexley, Kent, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The lift...
- Date: July 31, 1894
- Aircraft: Maxim flying machine (biplane test rig)
- Location: Baldwyns Park, Bexley, Kent, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The lift and power of the machine overcame the wooden guide rails and outrigger restraints.
Hiram Maxim biplane flying machine was tested on a long rail track at Baldwyns Park in Bexley. It broke free of its wooden restraining rails, caught on the rail, twisted round and crashed to the ground. No deaths were reported.