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  2. Aviation in the pioneer era - Wikipedia

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    Vue du Pont de Sèvres, painted in 1908 by Henri Rousseau. The pioneer era of aviation was the period of aviation history between the first successful powered flight, generally accepted to have been made by the Wright Brothers on 17 December 1903, and the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914.

  3. Wright Flyer - Wikipedia

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    Invented and flown by brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright, it marked the beginning of the pioneer era of aviation. The aircraft is a single-place biplane design with anhedral (drooping) wings, front double elevator (a canard) and rear double rudder. It used a 12 horsepower (9 kilowatts) gasoline engine powering two pusher propellers.

  4. List of aircraft (pre-1914) - Wikipedia

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    This is a chronological list of pioneer aircraft built, planned or conceptualized before 1914. ... 1909 Rickman Helicopter (bicycle aircraft) 1909 Roe I Triplane ...

  5. Early Birds of Aviation - Wikipedia

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    Membership was limited to those who piloted a glider, gas balloon, or airplane, prior to December 17, 1916, covering the entirety of the pioneer era of aviation, and just over two years into World War I.

  6. Antoinette (manufacturer) - Wikipedia

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    Antoinette V8 aircraft engine exhibited at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci", Milan. [1] Antoinette was a French manufacturer of light petrol engines. Antoinette also became a pioneer-era builder of aeroplanes before World War I, most notably the record-breaking monoplanes flown by Hubert Latham and René ...

  7. Blériot XI - Wikipedia

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    The Blériot XI is a French aircraft from the pioneer era of aviation. The first example was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, on 25 July 1909. This is one of the most famous accomplishments of the pioneer era of aviation, and not only won Blériot a lasting place in ...

  8. List of aviation pioneers - Wikipedia

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    Manufacture: Building aircraft to fill commercial or government requests; Aviator: International firsts, major records, major awards received; Support: Significant industrial endorsements, philanthropic, founding of relevant organizations, etc. (†) : A dagger following the pioneer's name indicates they died in or as a result of an aircraft ...

  9. Early flying machines - Wikipedia

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    It powered many successful pioneer aircraft including those of A.V. Roe. Horizontally opposed designs were also produced. The four-cylinder water-cooled de Havilland Iris achieved 45 horsepower (34 kW) but was little used, while the successful two-cylinder Nieuport design achieved 28 hp (21 kW) in 1910.