Peter Salzmann is the world-class wingsuit pilot, known for his daring flights and pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved in human flight. On 29th October 2024, he did it once again, by making […]
On 8th October 2024, the Flying Bulls Aerobatic Team from the Czech Republic have made aviation history by executing the first in history formation inverted loop around a bridge. Their latest stunt is undoubtedly a […]
227 years ago, on 22nd October 1797, the French aviation pioneer, André-Jacques Garnerin, performed the first successful parachute descent, using the frameless parachute he invented. André-Jacques Garnerin was born on 30th January 1769, in Paris. […]
On 18th October 1909, Charles de Lambert, flying Wright Model A aeroplane, became the first person to circle the Eiffel Tower with an aircraft. Charles Alexandre Maurice Joseph Marie Jules Stanislas Jacques Count de Lambert […]
On 20th September 1857, Félix du Temple performed a successful flight of his unmanned, steam-powered aircraft. Félix du Temple de la Croix was born on 18th July 1823, into an ancient Norman family. In 1838, […]
On 23rd August 1878, the first British military aircraft, the Pioneer, performed its maiden flight at Woolwich Arsenal. The first British military balloon trials are as old as 1862. That year, Lieutenant George Grover proposed […]
On 9th August 1884, Charles Renard and Arthur Constantin Krebs performed the first fully controlled free flight with La France, a non-rigid airship they developed for the French Army. Charles Renard, born 1847 in Damblain, […]
On 19th July 1909, the French aviation pioneer Hubert Latham, made the first attempt to cross the English Channel in heavier-than-air aircraft. Arthur Charles Hubert Latham was born on 10th January 1883, in Paris, France. […]
On 28th June 1908, during an event named Kieler Woche (the Kiel Week), Jacob Ellehammer made a flight on a distance of approximately fifty metres, commonly considered the first powered flight in Germany. Jacob Christian […]
On 31st May 1811, Albrecht Berblinger, also known as der Schneider von Ulm (the Tailor of Ulm), made a public presentation of his heavier-than-air flying device, most probably a hang glider. Regrettably, his attempt to […]
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