Claims to first flying machine (unmanned) by date Planophore model aeroplane by Alphonse Pénaud, 1871 Archytas, Ancient Greece According to Aulus Gellius, the Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist, Archytas, (428–347 BC) was reputed to have designed and built the first artificial, self-propelled flying device, a bird-shaped model propelled by a jet of what was probably steam, said to have actually flown some 200 metres.[1][2] This machine, which its inventor called The Pigeon (Greek: Περιστέρα "Peristera"), may have been suspended on a wire or pivot for its flight.[3][4] Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Ottoman Empire, an experimenter with early airship designs In 1630–1632 Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi claimed to have achieved sustained unpowered flight with a flying machine.[citation needed] Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Brazil and Portugal, an experimenter with early airship designs In 1709 Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrated a small airship model before the Portuguese court, but never succeeded with a full-scale model. Mikhail Lomonosov, Russia — 1754 In July 1754, Mikhail Lomonosov demonstrated a small tandem rotor to the Russian Academy of Sciences. This aerodyne was self-powered by a spring. George Cayley, United Kingdom — 1804 In 1804 Cayley built and successfully flew a 5 ft (1.5 m) glider with a kite-shaped wing and an adjustable cruciform tail. Alphonse Pénaud, France — 1871 An early successful model aeroplane was the rubber-powered "Planophore". The 0.45 m (1 ft 6 in) span model achieved a flight of 60 m (200 ft) in August 1871. Victor Tatin, France, 1879 The Aeroplane of Victor Tatin, 1879. First aeroplane to lift itself under its own power, the Aeroplane was a 1.9 m (6.2 ft) model powered by a compressed-air engine. Chūhachi Ninomiya, Japan — 1894 Developed several small powered models including an early tailless aircraft.
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