The Avion III (sometimes referred to as the Aquilon or the Éole III) was a steam -powered aircraft built by Clément Ader between 1892 and 1897, financed by the French War Office. Retaining the same bat-like configuration of the Éole, the Avion III was equipped with two engines driving two propellers.
- 14 October 1897 (hops)
- Clément Ader
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- Experimental monoplane
May 13, 2020 · This is Avion III, an 1897 aircraft designed by Clément Ader. Ader was a French inventor and engineer who became interested in flight after working on electrical communications and gas ballooning for much of his career. This was the second flying machine he designed.
Avion IIIFrench engineer and aeronautical pioneer Clément Ader tested his Avion III on Oct. 12 and 14, 1897. The official records of the French Ministry of War, for which Ader conducted the tests, reported that the Avion III never flew.
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May 3, 2021 · Mr. Clément Ader, as a result of our insistent questions, told us that he had actually carried out a decisive experiment. His mechanical bird, built after ten years of experiments and work, is shaped like a large bat with outstretched wings. The apparatus is constructed of hollow wood and silk; when the wings are opened, they span 16 meters.
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Clement Ader An artist's conception of the Eole in flight. The actual "flight" was just inches above the ground. Plans for the Eole. The Avion III, on display in Paris, France. An uncovered model of the Eole, showing the bat-like frame of the aircraft. "Aerodrome A" was a manned aircraft commissioned by the U.S. Army in 1898. Originally, it was ...
Clément Ader 1897 Musée des arts et métiers Paris, France On 9 October 1890 an odd-looking contraption called "Avion" left the ground of an estate in Armainvilliers and flew a few dozen...