Martin Hopper (left) and Ray Cooper preparing the "Lawrence Hargrave" Aerosonde for its first public flight at Airshow 2000 the following day

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Dick Hargrave (great grand nephew of Lawrence Hargrave) signing the special anniversary documents to be carried on the first public flight of Aerosonde "Lawrence Hargrave" at the Airshow the following day

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Assembling a 19th century Hargrave Boxkite replica under the watchfull eye of its great grandson, a 21st Century Aerosonde robotic aircraft - what fine company each keeps

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Dick Hargrave (great grand nephew of Lawrence Hargrave) with Aerosonde "Lawrence Hargrave" at Airshow 2000

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Dick Hargrave (great grand nephew of Lawrence Hargrave) with Aerosonde "Lawrence Hargrave" at Airshow 2000

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Martin Hopper, Ray Cooper and Dick Hargrave at the edge of the taxiway, the Aerosonde's motor running, standing by for the 'all clear' signal to takeoff'

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Brian Taylor, Business Manager of Robotic Aircraft Ltd. (left) receiving one of the five 'First Flight' 'Lawrence Hargrave Aerosonde' commemorative documents from Dick Hargrave. Aerosonde Ltd. are engaged in Research Partnership with Monash University

As part of this partnership, Aerosonde Ltd. have loaned the university Aircraft#3 (now officially named "Lawrence Hargrave"), to investigate technologies such as telepresence systems from remote aerial vehicles

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Professor John Bird also receiving one of the five 'First Flight' 'Lawrence Hargrave Aerosonde' commemorative documents from Dick Hargrave this time, on behalf of Monash University

John is a Visiting Professor at Monash's 'Centre for Telecommunications and Information Engineering' and was the instigator and faciliator of the Aerobotics® Research Project, the relationship with the Hargrave Legacy and the Research Partnership with Aerosonde Ltd.

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The First (Public) Flight Commemorative Document. Five were carried and presented to Dr Greg Holland, Aerosonde Ltd. (recipient of the 1999 Monash Hargrave Award), Monash University Hargrave-Andrews Library, The Powerhouse Museum (home to many of the surviving Hargrave technical artifacts), The Bairnsdale Historical Society and the Dick Hargrave family of Bairnsdale Victoria Australia representing the decendants of Lawrence Hargrave

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Martin Hopper (left), Dick Hargrave and Ray Cooper (right) stowing the first flight documents aboard Aerosonde "Lawrence Hargrave" prior to the first public flight at Airshow 2000, May 7, 2000

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Dick Hargrave, great Grand Nephew of Lawrence Hargrave and the Aerosonde robotic airplane now named in honour of his famous forbear

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Brian Taylor, Business Manager of Robotic Aircraft Ltd. (left) receiving one of the five 'First Flight' 'Lawrence Hargrave Aerosonde' commemorative documents from Dick Hargrave. Aerosonde Ltd. are engaged in Research Partnership with Monash University

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