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Shivkar Bāpuji Talpade(pronunciation ⓘ) was an Indian instructor with an interest in Sanskrit and aviation. He lived in Mumbai, and is claimed to have constructed and flown an unmanned, heavier-than-air aircraft in 1895. Contemporary accounts of a successful flight do not exist, and no reliable historical records document its existence.
The history of aviation spans over two millennia, from the earliest innovations like kites and attempts at tower jumping to supersonic and hypersonic flight in powered, heavier-than-air jet aircraft. Kite flying in China, dating back several hundred years BC, is considered the earliest example of man-made flight. [1]
Aviation in India can be broadly divided into military and civil aviation. India has an extensive civilian air transportation network and is amongst the fastest-growing aviation markets in the world according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The first commercial aviation flight in India took place on 18 February 1911.
First flight in Asia: was made by Giacomo D'Angelis, in a biplane built by D'Angelis entirely from his own designs, experimenting with a small horse-power engine, on March 29, 1910 in Chennai, India (formerly known as Madras).
Invented the Box Kite (1893), greatly improving lift to drag ratio. Reached lift of 16 feet under a train of four of his box kites (1894). Invented a rotary engine (1889), which was much used in early aviation. Augustus Moore Herring: 3 Aug 1867 17 Jul 1926 United States: Design Construction Glider Propeller
Aviation accidents and incidents in India (3 C, 44 P) D. Defunct airlines of India (2 C, 50 P) Defunct airports in India (41 P) H. History of the Indian Air Force (3 ...
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India is the world's third-largest civil aviation market (as of January 2018). [1] It recorded air traffic of 131 million passengers in 2016. [18] The market is also estimated to have 800 aircraft by 2020.