List of aviation pioneers

Aviation pioneers are people directly and indirectly responsible for the advancement of flight, including people who worked to achieve manned flight before the invention of aircraft, as well as others who achieved significant "firsts" in aviation after heavier-than-air flight became routine. Pioneers of aviation have contributed to the development of aeronautics in one or more ways: through science and theory, theoretical or applied design, by constructing models or experimental prototypes, the mass production of aircraft for commercial and government request, achievements in flight, and providing financial resources and publicity to expand the field of aviation.

Wright brothers first powered, controlled, and sustained flight, captured on film.

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Table

List of aviation pioneers
Name Date of birth
Date of death		 Country
birth
(work)		 Pioneer Type Achievements
Ader, ClémentClément Ader 1841-02-044 Feb 1841
5 Mar 1925		 France Science
Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator 		Propeller 1890-10-09First brief uncontrolled powered flight (“hop”) for 50 m (160 ft), 20 cm (8 in) from the ground in steam-powered Éole (9 Oct 1890),[1][2] designed, constructed and tested Ader Avion II (1893) and Ader Avion III (14 Oct 1897).[3][4][nb 1]
Aguilera, Diego MarínDiego Marín Aguilera 1757
1799		 Spain Science
Design
Construction		 Glider 1793-05-15Reportedly glided ~400 m distance at ~5 m height using his own invention (15 May 1793).[6][7]
Alcock, JohnJohn Alcock†
and
Arthur Brown		 1892-11-055 Nov 1892
18 Dec 1919
and
23 Jul 1886
4 Oct 1948		 England
(Great Britain)
Scotland
(Great Britain)		 Aviator Propeller 1919-06-15 First non-stop transatlantic flight in a modified Vickers Vimy (14/15 June 1919);[8][9] (†) Vickers Viking, Rouen, France, en route to Paris.
brothers, AldasoroAldasoro brothers
Juan Pablo
and
Eduardo		 1893-09-1414 Sep 1893
4 Oct 1962
and
27 Oct 1894
10 Nov 1968		 Mexico Science
Design
Construction		 Glider
Propeller		 1913-03-12First Mexican aviators to graduate from the Moissant School; Juan Pablo was the first to fly over the Statue of Liberty (12 Mar 1913).[nb 2]
al-Jawhari, Ismail ibn HammadIsmail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari† 975unk
c. 1005		 Kazakhstan Design
Construction
Aviator		 Pre-history
Glider		 1005(†) attempted flight from the roof of the Nishapur Mosque in Khorosan (c. 1005).[10]
Baldwin, Frederick W. "Casey"Frederick W. "Casey" Baldwin 1882-01-022 Jan 1882
7 Aug 1948		 Canada Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator		 Propeller 1909-03-12Chief Engineer, Aerial Experiment Association (1907–09);[11] first powered flight by a Canadian in the Red Wing (12 Mar 1909);[12][13] co-designer Red Wing (1908), White Wing (1908), and Silver Dart (1909);[14] with J.A.D. McCurdy (and financial support from Alexander Graham Bell) formed the Canadian Aerodrome Company (1909), Canada’s first aircraft manufacturing company.[15]
Loriga, JoaquínJoaquín Loriga 1895
1927		 Spain Aviator Breguet XIX 1926-05-13First raid between Spain and Philippines (5 May 1926).[16]
Bell, Alexander GrahamAlexander Graham Bell 1847-03-033 Mar 1847
2 Aug 1922		 Scotland
(United States)
(Canada)		 Science
Design
Construction
Support		 Glider
Propeller		 1907-09-30Founder and chair, Canadian-American aeronautical research group Aerial Experiment Association (AEA) (30 Sep 1907 – 31 Mar 1909);[11] in 1908 and 1909, the AEA designed, constructed, and flew four powered aircraft: the Red Wing, White Wing, June Bug, and Silver Dart; technical innovations include the tricycle landing gear[17] [nb 3] and the wingtip aileron.[12]
Bell, MabelMabel Bell 1857-11-2525 Nov 1857
3 Jan 1923		 United States
(United States)
(Canada)		 Support n/a 1907-09-30Financial sponsorship, Aerial Experiment Association (1907–09).[12][19]
Bellanca, Giuseppe MarioGiuseppe Mario Bellanca 1886-03-1919 Mar 1886
26 Dec 1960		 Italy
(Italy)
(United States)		 Design
Construction
Manufacture		 Propeller 1917Bellanca Flying School (1912–16);[nb 4] designed first enclosed monoplane cabin (1917);[21] founded Bellanca Aircraft Company (1927).[22]
Bider, OskarOskar Bider† 1891-07-1212 Jul 1891
7 Jul 1919		 Switzerland Aviator
Support		 Propeller 1913-01-24First crossing of the Pyrenees (24 Jan 1913);[nb 5] Swiss airmail flight (9 Mar 1913);[nb 6] crossing of the Alps (13 May 1913);[nb 7][25] (†) Nieuport 21, Duebendorf, Switzerland.
Bladud -8809th Century BC unk Design
Construction
Aviator		 Pre-history
Glider		 -852According to Historia Regum Britanniae (written c. 1138 by Geoffrey of Monmouth), Bladud, a legendary King of Britain, reportedly made wings from feathers and attempted a flight (852 BC).[26][27][nb 8]
Blériot, LouisLouis Blériot 1872-07-011 Jul 1872
1 Aug 1936		 France Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator		 Propeller 1909-07-25First heavier-than-air crossing of the English Channel in a Blériot XI (25 Jul 1909).[29]
Bossi, Sr., EneaEnea Bossi, Sr. 1888-03-2929 Mar 1888
9 Jan 1963 		Italy
(United States)		 Science
Design
Construction
Manufacture		 Propeller
Rotor		 1931Founder, American Aeronautical Corporation (1928); designer, Budd BB-1 Pioneer (1931), the first stainless-steel airplane;[30] co-designer of the Pedaliante ("Pedal Glider") (1936), the first human-powered aircraft;[31][32][nb 9] subsequent improvements (combined with a catapult-assisted launch) led to a 1 km (0.62 mi) flight 9 m (29.5 ft) from the ground (18 Mar 1937).[34]
Brackley, Herbert G.Herbert G. Brackley 1894-04-104 Oct 1894
15 Nov 1948		 England
United States
Japan		 Aviator Propeller 1919-10-09First flight from Newfoundland to New York (1919);[35]1919-10-09Organised the Japanese Naval Air Arm (1921-1924);[36]1919-10-09First Air Superintendent of Imperial Airways (1924);[37]
Bradley, EduardoEduardo Bradley 1887-04-099 Apr 1887
3 Jun 1951		 Argentina Design
Construction
Aviator		 Balloon 1916-06-24First crossing of the Andes in a (coal gas-filled) balloon (24 Jun 1916);[38][nb 10] set numerous ballooning records: duration (28 hours 10 minutes); distance 900 km (559 mi).[nb 11]
Moulinais, Marcel Brindejonc desMarcel Brindejonc des Moulinais† 1892-02-1818 Feb 1892
18 Aug 1916		 France Aviator Propeller 1913Finished first (but did not win) the Geisler Challenge Trophy (1913);[nb 12] long distance champion ;[41] (†), Vadelaincourt, France (shot down).
Cabral, Artur de SacaduraArtur de Sacadura Cabral† 1881-05-2323 May 1881
15 Nov 1924		 Portugal Aviator Propeller 1922-06-17Director, Naval Aviation Services (1918); first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic with Gago Coutinho using a Fairey III-D[42] (30 Mar – 17 Jun 1922);[nb 13] († disappeared) , English Channel crossing.
Cayley, GeorgeGeorge Cayley 1773-12-2727 Dec 1773
15 Dec 1857		 England Science
Design
Construction		 Glider
Propeller
Rotor		 1799Experimented in aeronautics at age 13 with a Chinese top (1796);[26] first design of a fixed-wing aircraft (1799);[44] used a whirling arm to test aerofoils at varying angles (1804);[44] presented a paper outlining specific design parameters for building a glider (1810);[44] designed, constructed, and had flown (short hop) a tri-plane (1849). Cayley was one of the most significant pioneers in aviation history.[nb 14]
Cei, GiuseppeGiuseppe Cei† 1889-01-2525 Jan 1889
28 Mar 1911		 Italy
(Italy)
(France)		 Aviator Propeller 1911-03-19Flew around the Eiffel tower (19 Mar 1911);[45] (†) (Bleriot airplane), near Puteaux, France.
Celebi, HHezârfen Ahmed Çelebi 1609
1640		 Turkey Design
Construction
Aviator		 Glider 1638Reportedly achieved sustained unpowered flight for 3.36 km (2 mi) (c. 1638).[46][nb 15]
Celebi, LLagari Hasan Çelebi 1609-164017th century Turkey Design
Construction
Aviator		 Rocket 1630Reported to have achieved flight (20 seconds to an elevation of roughly 300 meters) using a winged rocket powered by gunpowder (c. 1630’s).[48]
Coandă, HenriHenri Coandă 1886-06-077 Jun 1886
25 Nov 1972 		Romania
(France)
(Great Britain)
(Romania)		 Science
Design
Construction		 Glider
Propeller
Jet		 1910-12-16Designed Coandă-1910 with a propeller-less aero-reactive engine, exhibited Paris Air Show (Oct 1910),[49][50] followed by a claimed but generally discounted first flight (16 Dec 1910);[51] before WWI designed the Bristol-Coanda Monoplanes in Great Britain; discovered Coandă effect (1930).[52][nb 16]
Cody, Samuel FranklinSamuel Franklin Cody† 1867-03-066 Mar 1867
7 Aug 1913		 United States
(United States)
(Great Britain)		 Design
Construction
Aviator		 Glider
Propeller		 1908-10-16Developed and flew human-lifting kites; kite instructor for the Royal Engineers (1904); contributed to the development of the British Army Dirigible No 1 Nulli Secundus (1907);[54] first flight of a piloted airplane in Great Britain (16 Oct 1908, 1,390 ft);[55][56] issued Royal Aero Club certificate No.10 (14 Jun 1910); (†) Cody Floatplane, with passenger William Evans, Aldershot, England.
Comte, AlfredAlfred Comte 1895-06-044 Jun 1895
1 Nov 1965		 Switzerland Design
Manufacture		 Propeller 1913Swiss pilot’s license (1908); partner and chief pilot Ad Astra Aero (1920); designed and built aircraft (1923–35);[57] established an aviation school (1946–50).
Coutinho, GagoGago Coutinho 1869-02-1717 Feb 1869
18 Feb 1959		 Portugal Aviator Propeller 1922-06-17 First aerial crossing of the South Atlantic using a Fairey III-D[58] with Artur de Sacadura Cabral (30 Mar – 17 Jun 1922);[nb 17] developed a sextant-type instrument to create an artificial horizon.[60]
Curtiss, GlennGlenn Curtiss 1878-05-2121 May 1878
23 Jul 1930		 United States
(United States)
(Canada)		 Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator		 Propeller
Rotor		 1908-07-04Director of Experiments, Aerial Experiment Association (1907–09);[11] designed the June Bug (1908) and won the Scientific American Trophy (4 Jul 1908) by making the first official one-kilometer flight in North America;[61] co-designer Red Wing (1908), White Wing (1908), and Silver Dart (1909); founded his own company (1909) which became the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company (1916); designed, built, and flew the first successful flying-boat (12 Jan 1912);[62] established Canada’s first aviation training school in Toronto (1915);[63] awarded the Langley Gold Medal (1913).[64]
D'Angelis, GiacomoGiacomo D'Angelis 1844 France
(India)		 Design
Construction
Aviator		 Propeller 1910-03-10First reported flight in Asia (Madras, India) (10 Mar 1910)[65] in a self-constructed biplane.[66]
du Temple, FélixFélix du Temple 1823-07-1818 Jul 1823
4 Nov 1890		 France Science(?)
Design
Construction
Aviator		 Propeller 1874With his brother, built a monoplane which (accelerating down a slope) “staggered briefly into the air” (1874),[2] considered by some to be the powered take-off[67] or hop of a powered fixed-wing aircraft.[68][69]
Dufaux, ArmandArmand Dufaux
and
Henri Dufaux		 1883-01-1313 Jan 1883
17 Jul 1941
and
18 Sep 1879
25 Dec 1980		 Switzerland Design
Construction
Aviator		 Propeller
Rotor		 1910-08-28Working together patented a design for a helicopter (1904), constructed and demonstrated a working model (13–17 Apr 1905);[70][71] designed and built the first Swiss airplanes,[72] including the biplane Dufaux 4 and Dufaux 5; Armand set a new over-water distance record of 66 km (41 mi) crossing Lake Geneva (28 Aug 1910).[73]
Dunne, John WilliamJohn William Dunne 1875
24 Aug 1949		 Ireland Science
Design
Construction
Aviator		 Glider(?)
Propeller		 1908Discussed aeronautics and aviation with H.G. Wells (c. 1901);[74] member Royal Engineers, working on design and construction of the first British military airplane (1906–08);[74] in secret military trials, and with a career goal of improving stability during flight,[75] Dunne’s aircraft flew approximately 40 meters (1908);[74] development of his V-shaped swept wing design significantly advanced flight stability[nb 18]
Earhart, AmeliaAmelia Earhart† 1897-07-2424 Jul 1897
2 Jul 1937		 United States Aviator
Support		 Propeller 1932-05-20First woman passenger to fly across the Atlantic (17/18 Jun 1928);[76] to fly solo across the Atlantic (20 May 1932);[77] to fly non-stop transcontinental (24/25 Aug 1932);[76][nb 19] († disappeared in Lockheed Electra, attempting a global circumnavigation of the equator).
Eilmer of Malmesbury 984c. 984
unk		 unk Design
Construction
Aviator		 Pre-history
Glider		 1005Reportedly flew 200 meters from a tower[26] using rigid wings (c. 1005).[10]
Ely, EugeneEugene Ely† 1886-10-2121 Oct 1886
19 Oct 1911		 United States Aviator Propeller 1910-11-14First airplane (Curtiss Model D) take-off from a ship (USS Birmingham (14 Nov 1910);[nb 20][80] first landing (Curtiss Model D) on a ship (USS Pennsylvania) using a tailhook (18 Jan 1911);[nb 21] (†) , Macon, Georgia, flight exhibition.
Euler, AugustAugust Euler 1868-11-2020 Nov 1868
1 Jul 1957		 Germany Design
Manufacture
Aviator		 Propeller 1909Built Voisin Freres aircraft (1908); first German pilot’s license (1909);[82] German flight duration record (3hr 6min 18sec) (1910).[83]
Failloubaz, ErnestErnest Failloubaz 1892-07-2727 Jul 1892
14 May 1919		 Switzerland Construction
Aviator
Support		 Propeller 1910-05-10Constructed and piloted the first aircraft in Switzerland (10 May 1910);[84] first Swiss pilot’s license (10 Oct 1910).[84]
Farman, HenryHenry Farman 1874-05-2626 May 1874
17 Jul 1958		 France [nb 22] Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator		 Propeller 1908-01-13Winner (in the Voisin-Farman No.1) of the Deutsch-Archdeacon Prize (13 Jan 1908);[nb 23] with brothers Richard and Maurice founded Farman Aviation Works (1908).[85]
Ferber, FerdinandFerdinand Ferber† 1862-02-088 Feb 1862
22 Sep 1909		 France Design
Construction
Aviator
Support		 Glider
Propeller 		1905-05Attempted (unsuccessfully) to replicate the Wright 1901 Glider from photographs; designed a series of aircraft (Ferber I through Ferber IX) for the Antoinette Company; designed, constructed, and flew the first tractor configuration biplane (May 1905);[87] (†) Voisin biplane, Boulogne, France.[88]
Fokker, Anton “Anthony”Anton “Anthony” Fokker 1890-04-066 Apr 1890
23 Dec 1939		 Dutch East Indies
(Germany)
(Netherlands)
(United States)		 Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator(?)		 Propeller 1911-08-31Designed, built, and flew the "Spin" (31 Aug 1911);[89] involved with the Luftstreitkräfte during WWI; constructed[nb 24] a machine gun synchronizer (22 Apr 1915),[91] leading to an aviation period known as the Fokker Scourge;[91] founded the US-based Atlantic Aircraft Corporation (1924) to manufacture his product in the United States.[nb 25]
Gilmore Jr, LymanLyman Gilmore Jr 1874-06-1111 Jun 1874
18 Feb 1951		 United States Design
Construction		 Propeller 1902-05-15(Based largely on self-report and a 1936 interview) Tethered glider flight (1893);[93] free glider flight (1894);[93] (claimed in 1927) controlled steam-powered aircraft flight (15 May 1902);[93] all records, papers, and aircraft were destroyed in a fire;[94] opened first commercial airfield (15 Mar 1907).[95]
Gran, TryggveTryggve Gran 1888-01-2020 Jan 1888
8 Jan 1980		 Norway
(Norway)
(Great Britain)		 Aviator Propeller 1914-07-30First flight across the North Sea (30 Jul 1914),[96] four hours ten minutes from Cruden Bay, Scotland to Klep (near Stavanger), Norway in a Blériot monoplane.
Grandjean, RenéRené Grandjean 1884-11-1212 Nov 1884
14 Apr 1963		 Switzerland Design
Construction
Aviator		 Propeller 1912-02-02Designed and built aircraft for Ernest Failloubaz and his record-setting flight (1910);[97] first snow takeoff and landing using skis (2 Feb 1912);[98] first water takeoff in a Swiss seaplane (4 Aug 1912).[99]
Grimaldi, AndreaAndrea Grimaldi 1701c. 1701 Italy Design
Construction		 Glider 1751-10Italian monk reported to have flown from Calais to London in a bird-shaped airship with a 22-foot wingspan (Oct 1751).[100][101]
Herring, Augustus MooreAugustus Moore Herring 1867-08-033 Aug 1867
17 Jul 1926		 United States Design
Construction		 Glider
Propeller		 1898-10Assisted S.P. Langley (May – Nov 1895);[102] test pilot for Octave Chanute;[103] designed the Herring regulator; designed and constructed a compressed-air motorized biplane and reported a 15-meter hop (10 Oct 1898) and a 22-meter hop (12 Oct 1898);[104] business partners with Glenn Curtiss (1909).
Hughes, HowardHoward Hughes 1905-12-2424 Dec 1905
5 Apr 1976 		United States Design
Manufacture
Aviator
Support		 Propeller 1938-07-10Founded Hughes Aircraft (1932);[nb 26] set record for flying around the world (91 hours) in a Lockheed Super Electra (1938); received the Congressional Gold Medal (1939) for achievements in aviation; majority stockholder in TWA (1939).
Hürkuş, VecihiVecihi Hürkuş 1895-01-066 Jan 1895
16 Jul 1969		 Turkey Design
Construction
Aviator		 Propeller 1925-01-28Constructed and flew (15 minutes) the first airplane in Turkey (Vecihi K-VI) (28 Jan 1925);[105] founded Turkey’s first flying school (27 Sep 1932).[105]
Ibn Firnas, AbbasAbbas Ibn Firnas 810
887		 Spain Design
Construction
Aviator		 Pre-history
Glider		 875A 9th century polymath covered himself with feathers and wings,[26] and “flew faster than the phoenix in his flight when he dressed his body in the feathers of a vulture” (c. 875).[10]
Jatho, KarlKarl Jatho 1873-02-033 Feb 1873
8 Dec 1933		 Germany Design
Construction
Aviator		 Propeller 1903-08-18Made an “aerial leap” (18 meters) in a powered airplane (18 Aug 1903);[106][nb 27]
Junkers, HugoHugo Junkers 1859-02-033 Feb 1859
3 Feb 1935		 Germany Science
Design
Construction
Manufacture		 Propeller 1916-01-18Engineer, thermodynamicist, pioneer developer of practical all-metal airframe structures, first used in the 1915-16 Junkers J 1, using all-cantilever structural concepts meant to place all strength-bearing components within an airframe's outer envelope and established all-metal aircraft manufacturing techniques later used by American designer William Bushnell Stout and Soviet designer Andrei Tupolev after World War I.[107]
Kress, WilhelmWilhelm Kress 1836-07-2929 Jul 1836
24 Feb 1913		 Russia
(Austria)		 Science
Design
Construction
Aviator		 Glider
Propeller		 1877Developed a successful rubber-band powered model of a hang glider (1877);[108] designed aircraft control stick (1900); executed short hops over water in his Drachenflieger (1901).
Lana de Terzi, FrancescoFrancesco Lana de Terzi 1631
1687		 Italy Science
Design		 Pre-history
Balloon(?)		 1670Designed an airship based on the theory of using evacuated metal spheres to create a lighter-than-air vehicle (1670).[10][26]
Langley, SamuelSamuel Langley 1834-08-2222 Aug 1834
27 Feb 1906		 United States Science
Design
Construction		 Propeller 1896-05-06Designed and developed the Aerodrome No. 5 as a successful steam engine powered model which flew for 90 seconds covering roughly 3,300 ft (6 May 1896);[109] conversion into a larger piloted aircraft was unsuccessful (1903).[110]
Latchford, StephenStephen Latchford 1883-02-044 Feb 1883
1 Oct 1974		 United States Science
Support		 n/a United States diplomat, head of State Department's early aviation committees; aviation specialist during Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman administrations. Also Chairman of United States Section at the International Technical Committee of Aerial Legal Experts.
Lilienthal, OttoOtto Lilienthal† 1848-05-2323 May 1848
10 Aug 1896		 Germany Science
Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator		 Glider 1891Designed and constructed a monoplane Derwitzer Glider (1891);[111] after nearly 2,000 flights he constructed a two-surfaced glider (1895);[112] (†) Glider crash (9 Aug 1896), Gollenberg, Germany.[113]
Lindbergh, CharlesCharles Lindbergh 1902-02-044 Feb 1902
26 Aug 1974		 United States Aviator
Support		 Propeller 1927-05-21First solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic ocean from New York to Paris in the Spirit of St. Louis (20/21 May 1927).[9]
Link, EdEd Link 1904-07-2626 Jul 1904
7 Sep 1981 		United States Science
Design
Support		 n/a 1929Inventor of the Link Trainer flight simulator (1929);[114] received Royal Aeronautical Society Wakefield Gold Medal (1947).[115]
Lomonosov, MikhailMikhail Lomonosov 1711-11-1919 Nov 1711
15 Apr 1765		 Russian Empire Science
Design
Construction		 Rotor 1754-07Designed and constructed a model of a coaxial propeller helicopter (Jul 1754)[116] to lift meteorological instruments.[117]
Longren, Albin K.Albin K. Longren 1875-02-1518 Jan 1882
19 Nov 1950		 United States Aviator
Design
Manufacture		 Propeller 1913-10-13Early pilot (1911) and barnstormer. Designed and manufactured numerous airplane models including the Longren AK with the first semi-monocoque body.[118]
Luckey, William S.William S. Luckey† 1875-02-1515 Feb 1875
20 Dec 1915		 United States Aviator Propeller 1913-10-13Began flying at age 52 (1912); Curtiss Exhibition Flyers (1913–15);[119] winner, Round-Manhattan Race (13 Oct 1913);[nb 28] (†) critically injured (6 Sep 1915) in Sturgeon Falls, ON, Canada.
Maxim, Hiram StevensHiram Stevens Maxim 1840-02-055 Feb 1840
24 Nov 1916		 United States
(United Kingdom)		 Science
Design
Construction		 Rotor
Propeller		 1894-07Patented a design for a steam-powered “flying machine” (1889, and refined in 1891);[121] successful track-tethered test of a steam-engine powered biplane (Jul 1894);[122] designed and constructed a biplane that never flew (1910)[123]
McCurdy, John Alexander DouglasJohn Alexander Douglas McCurdy 1886-08-022 Aug 1886
25 Jun 1961		 Canada Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator		 Glider
Propeller		 1909-02-23Treasurer & Assistant Engineer, Aerial Experiment Association (1907–09);[11] first controlled powered flight in Canada "Silver Dart" (23 Feb 1909);[12] with "Casey" Baldwin (and financial support from Alexander Graham Bell) formed the Canadian Aerodrome Company, Canada’s first aircraft manufacturing company.[15]
Mittelholzer, WalterWalter Mittelholzer 1894-04-02 2 Apr 1894
9 May 1937		 Switzerland Science
Aviator
Support(?)		 Propeller 1927-02-21Director and head pilot of Ad Astra Aero, later becoming Swissair;[124] first north-south crossing of Africa (7 Dec 1926 – 21 Feb 1927); pioneer of aerial photography (Spitsbergen, 1923; Mt. Kilimanjaro, 1929); personally flew/delivered a Fokker to Emperor Haile Selassie I (1935).
Montgomery, John JosephJohn Joseph Montgomery† 1858-02-15 15 Feb 1858
31 Oct 1911 		United States Science
Design
Construction
Aviator		 Glider 1884Designed and constructed a series of early gliders, first to achieve unpowered controlled flight in the United States (1884). Designed tandem-wing gliders flown from high altitude balloon launches (1904-1905) including first public flight exhibition in United States (29 April 1905). Developed pitcheron systems for control (1911);[125][126] (†) Glider, Evergreen, California.
Moon, EdwinEdwin Moon† 1886-06-088 Jun 1886
29 Apr 1920		 England Design
Construction
Aviator		 Propeller 1910-05Designed, constructed, and flew a monoplane ("Moonbeam") (early to mid-1910);[127] the meadows of North Stoneham Farm which he used to take-off and land[128] would later become Southampton Airport; (†) Flying boat, Felixstowe, England.
Moore-Brabazon, J. T. C.J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon 1884-2-88 Feb 1884
17 May 1964		 England Aviator Propeller 1910-05Holder of Royal Aero Club certificate No. 1.[129]

First United Kingdom citizen to make a flight in Britain.[130]

Mozhayskiy, AlexanderAlexander Mozhayskiy 1825-03-2121 Mar 1825
1 Apr 1890		 Finland Science
Design
Construction 		Glider
Propeller		 1884Designed and constructed a steam-engine powered airplane that reportedly flew (hopped) (20–30 meters) with the assistance of a ramp (1884).[131][132][133]
Pearse, RichardRichard Pearse 1877-12-033 Dec 1877
29 Jul 1953		 New Zealand Design
Construction
Aviator		 Propeller 1903-03-31Reportedly achieved powered (but poorly controlled) flight (31 Mar 1903).[134][135][nb 29]
Phillips, HoratioHoratio Phillips 1845
1924		 England Science
Design
Construction		 Glider
Propeller		 1884Aeronautic theory: advancement of wind-tunnel design (1880’s),[136] development of aerofoil design,[137] patented as “blades for deflecting air” (1884[138] and 1891);[139] designed multiplanes with multiple sets of lifting surfaces, patented (1890),[140] constructed (1893);[141] first powered “hop-flight” (500 ft) in Great Britain (1907).[87]
Pilcher, PercyPercy Pilcher† 1866-01-1616 Jan 1866
1 Oct 1899		 England Science
Design
Construction
Aviator		 Glider 1895-09-12Designed and constructed hang-glider (The Bat), first to achieve unpowered controlled flight in Great Britain (12 Sep 1895);[142] (†) crash-related injuries suffered on 30 Sep 1899, glider (The Hawk), near Stanford Hall, England.[143]
Porte, John CyrilJohn Cyril Porte 1884-02-2626 Feb 1884
22 Oct 1919 		Ireland
(Ireland)
(Great Britain) 		Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator		 Propeller 1914 Aero Club de France aviator certificate (28 Jul 1911); test pilot (1913–14);[62] began to design and construct (with Glen Curtiss) an aircraft capable of transatlantic flight (1914);[144] testing was successful, but the flight was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I.[145] Royal Naval Air Service, Squadron Commander, RAF Hendon (1914); secret U.S. visit as an official envoy testing aircraft for the British Government (Sep 1915).[146] Commander, Royal Naval Airstation Felixstowe, conducted flying-boat research; designed and constructed the Porte Baby (1916).[62]
Rusjan, EdvardEdvard Rusjan† 1886-06-066 Jun 1886
9 Jan 1911		 Austria-Hungary
(Slovenia)
(Croatia)		 Design
Construction
Aviator 		Propeller 1909-11-25Designed, constructed, and flew the first airplane in Slovenia (25 Nov 1909);[147] (†) , Belgrade, Serbia; first Serbian air exposition.
Samson, CharlesCharles Samson 1883-07-088 July 1883
5 Feb 1931		 United Kingdom Aviator Propeller 1912-05-09One of the first four British naval officers to train as a pilot;[148] first to fly an airplane (a Short S.27 biplane) off a moving ship (HMS Hibernia (May 1912).[149]
Santos Dumont, AlbertoAlberto Santos Dumont 1873-07-2020 Jul 1873
23 Jul 1932		 Brazil
(France)		 Science
Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator
Support		 Balloon
Airship
Propeller		 1906-09-13Winner, Deutsch Prize (19 Oct 1901);[150] first powered winged aircraft flight in Europe (13 Sep 1906);[151] winner, Archdeacon Cup (23 Oct 1906) and Aéro-Club de France Prize (12 Nov 1906);[151] designed a light-weight monoplane Demoiselle and released the second variant (No. 20) from copyright or license (late 1909).[152]
Sarić, IvanIvan Sarić 1876-06-2727 Jun 1876
23 Aug 1966		 Austria-Hungary (Serbia) Design
Construction		 Propeller
Rotor		 1910-10-16First public flight in Serbia (then Austro-Hungary) (16 Oct 1910).[153][nb 30]
Selfridge, ThomasThomas Selfridge† 1882-02-088 Feb 1882
17 Sep 1908		 United States
(United States)
(Canada)		 Design
Construction
Aviator		 Airship
Propeller		 1908-05-19Secretary, Aerial Experiment Association (1907–09);[11] U.S. Army Lieutenant who assisted the AEA in engineering, designing and piloting the Red Wing; first U.S. Military officer to pilot a powered aircraft White Wing (19 May 1908); first fatality of powered flight (17 Sep 1908).[nb 31]
Sikorsky, IgorIgor Sikorsky 1889-05-2525 May 1889
26 Oct 1972		 Russian Empire
(Russia)
(United States)		 Science
Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator		 Propeller
Rotor		 1913-05-13Designed and constructed the first four-engine aircraft, the Russky Vityaz cabin biplane, flew (13 May 1913);[156] and the Ilya Muromets, prototype for a commercial airplane (1914); first brief flight in a practical helicopter (14 Sep 1939).[157]
Smith, Sir Charles KingsfordSir Charles Kingsford Smith† 1897-02-099 Feb 1897
8 Nov 1935		 Australia
(Great Britain)
(United States)
(Australia)		 Aviator Propeller 1928-06-09First transpacific flight from the United States to Australia in the Southern Cross (31 May – 9 Jun 1928);[158][nb 32] first non-stop Australian transcontinental flight (Aug 1928);[159] first trans-Tasman flight (10/11 Sep 1928);[159] († disappeared) Lady Southern Cross, over the Bay of Bengal.[160]
Sopwith, Sir ThomasSir Thomas Sopwith 1888-01-1818 Jan 1888
27 Jan 1989		 England Design(?)
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator		 Propeller 1910-12-10Royal Aero Club license No. 31 (22 Nov 1910); won £4000 Baron de Forest prize for the longest flight from England to the Continent in a British-built aeroplane, (169 miles (272 km) in 3 hours 40 minutes) in a Howard Wright 1910 Biplane (18 Dec 1910); established the Sopwith Aviation Company with Fred Sigrist (1912); and a Sopwith floatplane won the secondSchneider Trophy race 1913). The company produced more than 18,000 aircraft during World War I, including the Sopwith Camel fighter. Post war founded Hawker Aircraft.[161]
Spelterini, EduardEduard Spelterini 1852-06-022 Jun 1852
16 Jun 1931		 Switzerland
(France)
(Switzerland)
(Denmark)		 Science
Aviator		 Balloon 1893Licensed by the Académie d'Aérostation météorologique de France as a balloon pilot (1877); Swiss pioneer of ballooning and aerial photography;[nb 33] multiple crossings of the Alps;[162] assisted in medical research (1902).[nb 34]
Taddéoli, EmileEmile Taddéoli† 1879-03-088 Mar 1879
24 May 1920		 Switzerland Design
Construction
Aviator		 Propeller 1910Swiss flight certificate No.2 (10 Oct 1910);[164] pioneer of flying boats (e.g., SIAI S.13); chief seaplane pilot for Ad Astra Aero; first seaplane crossing of the Alps (12 Jul 1919);[165] (†) (Savoia flying boat) demonstration flight, Romanshorn, Switzerland.[164]
Talpade, Shivkar BapujiShivkar Bapuji Talpade 1864
1916		 India Design
Construction		 ? Reportedly launched an unmanned airplane (Marutsakhā) (1895)
Tański, CzesławCzesław Tański 1862-07-1717 Jul 1862
24 Feb 1942		 Poland Science
Design
Construction
Aviator		 Glider
Rotor
Propeller		 1894First successful model glider in Poland (1894);[166] first glider flight in Poland (1896);[166] biplane flight (1911).[166]
Teleshov, Nicholas A.Nicholas A. Teleshov
[nb 35]		 1828
1895		 Russia Science
Design
Construction 		Propeller 1864Received patent (with Gustave de Struve) for a steam-engine powered “flying machine” capable of carrying 120 people (i.e., commercial passenger aircraft) (1864),[168] and for a navigable balloon (1883).[169]
Todd, E. LilianE. Lilian Todd 1865
26 Sep 1937		 United States Designer
Construction		 Propeller 1906First female aircraft designer (c. 1906).[170]
Trippe, JuanJuan Trippe 1899-06-2727 Jun 1899
3 Apr 1981		 United States Manufacture(?)
Support		 n/a 1926Founded several airlines including Colonial Air Transport (1926) and the Aviation Corporation of the Americas (1927) which would become Pan American Airways; created economy class to encourage travel; proponent of jet aircraft ordering Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 aircraft; requested a larger airplane resulting in the Boeing 747; recipient, Tony Jannus Award (1965).
Védrines, JulesJules Védrines 1881-12-2121 Dec 1881
21 Apr 1919		 France Aviator Propeller 1912-02-22

First pilot to fly at more than 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) on 2 Feb 1912, won Gordon Bennett Trophy race in 1912 flying a Deperdussin Monocoque. †St Rambert d'Albon near Lyon en route for Rome flying a Caudron C-23.[171]

Verville, Alfred V.Alfred V. Verville 1890-11-1616 Nov 1890
10 Mar 1970		 United States Design
Manufacture
Support		 Propeller 1920Designed the Verville-Packard R-1 Racer (1919), which won the first Pulitzer Speed Trophy (1920); the M-1 Massenger (1921); the Verville-Sperry R-3 Racer (1922), the second aircraft with retractable landing gear (after the Dayton-Wright Racer); member, U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics (1946–61).
Vlaicu, AurelAurel Vlaicu† 1882-11-1919 Nov 1882
13 Sep 1913		 Romania Design
Construction
Aviator		 Glider
Propeller		 1909Designed, built, and flew a glider (1909); a powered airplane Vlaicu Nr. I (17 Jun 1910); (†) Vlaicu Nr. II, near Câmpina, attempting to cross the Carpathian Mountains in flight for the first time.[172]
Voisin, GabrielGabriel Voisin 1880-02-055 Feb 1880
25 Dec 1973		 France Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator		 Glider
Propeller		 1907-10-01With brother Charles, built gliders for Ernest Archdeacon (1902);[173] designed and constructed the first French powered aircraft (Voisin 1907 biplane) to achieve sustained controlled flight (1 Oct 1907);[173][nb 36] founded Appareils d'Aviation Les Frères Voisin, the first aircraft manufacturing company (1906).[174]
Vuia, TraianTraian Vuia 1872-08-1717 Aug 1872
3 Sep 1950		 Romania
(France)		 Design
Construction
Aviator(?)		 Propeller
Rotor		 1906-03-06Flight in tractor monoplane (France) (6 Mar 1906).[49][87]
Watson, PrestonPreston Watson† 1880-05-1717 May 1880
30 Jun 1915		 Scotland Design
Construction
Aviator		 Glider
Propeller		 1903On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ historic flight (1953) and thirty-eight years after Watson’s death, his brother James claimed that Preston had achieved powered flight before the Wrights.[175] He recanted in 1955 stating he had never claimed it was powered flight.[87]
Wenham, Francis HerbertFrancis Herbert Wenham 1824
1908		 United Kingdom Science
Constructor		 Glider 1871The first scientist to deduce the main properties of cambered aerofoil.[176] Built gliders and with John Browning the world's first wind tunnel in 1871.[176]
Weston, JohnJohn Weston 1872-06-1717 Jun 1872
24 Jul 1950		 South Africa Design
Construction
Flying
Support		 n/a Regarded as "the grandfather of South African aviation”[177] and “South Africa’s First Aviator”;[178] 1907 to 1909, designed and constructed first aircraft built in South Africa;[177] Founder Aeronautical Society of South Africa(AeSSA); 1911 to 1912, gave numerous flying demonstrations throughout southern Africa to popularise flight[177][179]
Whitehead, GustaveGustave Whitehead (Weißkopf) 1874-01-011 Jan 1874
10 Oct 1927		 Germany
(United States)		 Design
Construction
Aviator		 Glider
Propeller		 1899Designed and constructed a powered airplane (mid 1901);[180] claims to have made the first (1899),[181] second (14 Aug 1901),[181] and third (17 Jan 1902)[181] controlled powered airplane flights. This claim has long since been in dispute.[1][182][183][184]
Wnęk, JanJan Wnęk 1828
10 Jul 1869		 Poland Design
Construction		 Glider 1866Allegedly designed, constructed, flew a controllable glider (1866);.
brothers, WrightWright brothers
Orville
and
Wilbur		 1871-08-1919 Aug 1871
30 Jan 1948
and
16 Apr 1867
30 May 1912		 United States Science
Design
Construction
Manufacture
Aviator
Support 		Glider
Propeller		 1903-12-17Together, designed and constructed biplane kite (1899); invented wing warping for flight control (c. 1899) and the aeronautical concept of three-axis control.[185] designed and constructed the 1900, 1901, and 1902 Gliders; and the powered 1903 Flyer; first powered, controlled, sustained flight (Orville) for 12 seconds covering 37 meters (17 Dec 1903) and documented; (Wilbur) first complete circle in a powered manned airplane (20 Sep 1904); (Wilbur) Wright Flyer III circular flight of 38.9 km (24 m) (23 Jun 1905).
Zbierański, CzesławCzesław Zbierański 1885-12-066 Dec 1885
31 May 1982		 Poland
(Poland)
(United States)		 Design
Construction
Aviator(?)		 Propeller 1911-05With Stanislaw Cywiński designed and constructed Poland’s first airplane (May 1911), flown (25 Sep 1911).[186]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Ader was regarded by many to be the French "father of aviation".[5]
  2. ↑ Wilbur Wright flew around the Statue of Liberty (29 September 1909) .
  3. ↑ Bell's initial kite-like designs were built by McCurdy and Baldwin and could only sustain flight by being towed into the air.[18]
  4. ↑ Taught Fiorello La Guardia how to fly in exchange for driving lessons.[20]
  5. ↑ Crossing the Pyrenees from Pau to Madrid.[23]
  6. ↑ airmail flight from Basel to Liestal.
  7. ↑ Crossing the Alps from Bern to Sion.[24]
  8. ↑ Geoffrey’s publication in 1138, almost 2,000 years after the alleged flight, is the first historical mention of Bladud.[28]
  9. ↑ This claim is disputed since the test pilot was a seasoned cyclist and it has been claimed that only someone with extreme conditioning and/or endurance could fly the Pedaliante.[33]
  10. ↑ From Santiago, Chile to Mendoza, Argentina, reaching an altitude of 8,100 m (26,575 ft).[39]
  11. ↑ From Buenos Aires to Rio Grande do Sul.
  12. ↑ See reference for disqualification details.[40]
  13. ↑ From Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro in 79 days (with only 62 hours of flying time) using three different planes (two were lost at sea), and relying solely on astronomical navigation.[43]
  14. ↑ Wilbur Wright, in 1909, commented on Cayley: “About 100 years ago an Englishman, Sir George Cayley, carried the science of flying to a point which it had never reached before and which it scarcely reached again during the last century”.[44]
  15. ↑ Gliding from the Galata Tower, across the Bosphorus, landing at Doğancılar Square.[47]
  16. ↑ Quote from Coanda: “A poet is a man who sees abstract worlds and tries to bring them in the concrete world. In this regard I believe that any inventor, engineer or scientist, regardless of the aria of his concerns, is also a poet.”[53]
  17. ↑ From Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro in 79 days (with only 62 hours of flying time) using three different planes (two were lost at sea), and relying solely on astronomical navigation.[59]
  18. ↑ In January of 1912, Dunne demonstrated improved flight stability by taking a full page of notes on paper during a 6 minute solo flight with two turns.[75]
  19. ↑ Between 1930 and 1935, Earhart set seven women’s aviation records for distance and speed including the first solo flight from Honolulu to California (11 January 1935).[76][78]
  20. ↑ Modifications for take-off required outfitting the ship with “an 83-foot-long ramp, sloping 5 degrees over the bow. The ramp’s forward edge was 37 feet above the water”.[79]
  21. ↑ “The landing platform, constructed of pine planks, was 130 feet long by 32 feet wide. Ten feet of it hung at an angle -- with a drop of four feet -- over the stern of the ship. The arresting gear comprised 21 ropes -- each with 50-pound sandbags attached to either end -- laid across the runway. Each rope was suspended 8 inches above the deck. Three hooks had been affixed to the underside of the aircraft to catch on the ropes when the landing was made”.[81]
  22. ↑ Born in France to a British family, Farman took French nationality in 1937.[85]
  23. ↑ “Awarded to the inventor of a flying machine who shall first accomplish a flight of one kilometer in a closed circuit without touching the ground…”.[86]
  24. ↑ The design was an adaptation of the device recovered by the Germans from the downed airplane of Roland Garros.[90]
  25. ↑ The death of Knute Rockne in the 1931 crash of TWA Flight 599 (using a Fokker F.10) was highly publicized and shook the public’s confidence in Fokker aircraft.[92]
  26. ↑ Designed and manufactured aircraft (e.g., H-1 Racer (1935), Hughes H-4 Hercules or Spruce Goose), the AIM-4 Falcon air-to-air missile.
  27. ↑ “German historians do not claim that he made proper flights, but only that he was the first in Germany to leave the ground in a powered aeroplane under its own power”.[87]
  28. ↑ A 60-mile circuit around Manhattan Island which he completed in just under 53 minutes.[120]
  29. ↑ Despite over 50 years of research on his achievements, no substantiated proof exists regarding the dates of his work.
  30. ↑ It has been suggested that Sarić’s first unobserved flight may have been in late June 1910.[154]
  31. ↑ While flying as a passenger with Orville Wright, Selfridge was the first to die in an aircraft accident.[155]
  32. ↑ With intermediate stops at Hawaii and Fiji) covering roughly 11,566 km (7,187 mi).
  33. ↑ Spelterini began aerial photography in approximately 1893 and began taking a camera on his flights. Some highlights include Egypt (1904) and South Africa (1911).
  34. ↑ Took a Swiss professor to high altitude to conduct blood-related experiments (1902).[163]
  35. ↑ AKA – Teleshova, Teleshev, Nicolas de Telescheff.[167]
  36. ↑ The Voisin 1907 biplane was flown by Henry Farman to win the Deutsch-Archdeacon Prize (13 January 1908).[173]

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