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Thanks to the wonders of the internet the Piffard Hummingbird in all it’s glory

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elsie/166524241/

and a picture of the original here

http://www.shorehamairport.co.uk/history

Must admit with such a wonderful name I thought it would be a bit more radical than a cross between a Boxkite and a Farman with maybe a bit of early Caudron thrown in for good measure. It often seems that the aircraft with the grandest names turn out to be the worst flyers but this one seems to have bucked that trend.