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Charles Voisin (12 July 1882 [1] in Lyon – 26 September 1912 in Belleville-sur-Saône) was an early aviation pioneer from France. He was the younger brother of Gabriel Voisin, also an aviation pioneer. Biography. Charles joined his brother in 1906 [2] and the Appareils d'Aviation Les Frères Voisin ("Voisin Brothers' Flying Machines") was formed.
Clockmaker Charles Voisin was born into the Parisian middle class; his uncle was a gardener to the king, a position with a comfortable livelihood and some standing in society. By the end of his life, Voisin himself had amassed a significant fortune and raised the social position of his children.
by Ernest Jones March 16, 1907---Charles Voisin made his first power flight. He and his brother Gabriel were among the pioneers in flight (1904) experimentation and had had long experience at gliding. They had established a factory for the production of gliders and experimental machines for themselves and others.
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Mar 15, 2023 · After meeting brothers and aircraft builders Gabriel and Charles Voisin, Delagrange bought a machine from them. Like Delagrange, Gabriel Voisin had been a student of École des Beaux-Arts before turning to aviation.
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Gabriel Voisin (5 February 1880 – 25 December 1973) was a French aviation pioneer and the creator of Europe's first manned, engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft capable of a sustained (1 km), circular, controlled flight, which was made by Henry Farman on 13 January 1908 near Paris, France.
Sep 26, 2012 · PARIS — M. Charles Voisin, who, in partnership with his brother Gabriel, was the first man in France to build a practical aeroplane, was killed in an automobile smash yesterday [Sept. 26] near...
