Lees het hele artikelThe Hawk was the work of the Scottish-based pioneer Percy Pilcher. The glider was a record-breaker 120 years ago and was flown by the first woman pilot.
According to many sources, Pilcher was born on 16 January, 150 years ago.
His plane will to be a key exhibit when new galleries open this summer at the National Museum in the capital's Chambers Street.
It is a thing of fragile beauty, both a historical artefact and a work of art.
Pilcher's Hawk currently resides at the National Museums of Scotland (NMS) collection centre near the Forth shore in Edinburgh.
