Gabriel Poulain

Gabriel Poulain in 1913

Gabriel Poulain was a French champion cyclist. He made several attempts to achieve human-powered flight and in July 1921 won a prize of 10,000 francs awarded by Peugeot for a flight of ten metres at a height of one metre, on a bicycle with two wing planes in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris.^[1][2]

References

1. "Operates an air-plance by foot power only : Poulain, French bicyclist, lacks two meters of winning 10,000-Franc prize". The New York Times. 1921-07-10. p. 4. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
2. "Man-driven plane flies in Paris test : Gabriel Poulain wins Peugeot's 10,000-Franc prize with his 37 pound "Aviette"". The New York Times. 1921-06-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-01-07.