Tuesday 21 May 2013

In which countries were aeroplanes first developed?

This is a chronological list of the first powered, person-carrying aeroplanes flown in various countries that were built by citizens of those countries. For example, it excludes the work of Alberto Santos-Dumont (a Brazilian, the first person to build and fly an aeroplane in France). I’m also confining the list to flights whose historicity is not in question (so I don’t include the work of Pearse or Whitehead). In particular, I’m looking for countries around the world in which a locally built plane flew prior to World War I.

I’m surprised I haven’t been able to find a list quite like this already in existence. Additions and corrections welcome.

1. USA


17 December 1903
Orville Wright
Wright Flyer I

2. France


30 March 1907
Henry Voisin
Voisin-Farman I

3. Denmark


late 1907
Jacob Ellehammer
Ellehammer triplane


4. UK


8 June 1908
Alliott Verdon Roe
Roe I biplane


5. Germany


28 October 1908
Hans Grade
Grade triplane

6. Italy


13 January 1909
Aristide Faccioli
Faccioli triplane

7. Austria-Hungary


20 July 1909
Igo Etrich
Etrich Sperber

8. Canada


11 August 1909
John McCurdy
Baddeck No.1


9. Switzerland


17 December 1909
Armand Dufaux
Dufaux 4

10. Russia


23 May 1910
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kudashev
Kudashev 1

11. Poland


June 1910
Stefan Kozlowski
Kozlowski biplane

12. Australia


16 July 1910
John Duigan
Duigan biplane


13. Uruguay


26 August 1910
Martínez Velazco
Escofet II


14. Sweden


16 October 1910
Hjalmar Nyrop
Ask-Nyrop Grässhoppan

15. Japan


5 May 1911
Sanji Narahara
Narahara No.2

16. Mexico


29 May 1912
Juan Guillermo Villasana
Latinoamericano

17. Spain


22 June 1914
Heraclio Alfaro-Fournier
Alfaro I



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