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May 13, 2020 · May 13. Written By Christopher James Botham. The Avion III, built in 1897 by Clément Ader. Ader claimed the machine flew a distance of 100 m (328 ft), but these claims are unsubstantiated. The wings of the Avion III were based on a bat’s wings. This is Avion III, an 1897 aircraft designed by Clément Ader.
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
- 1
- Experimental monoplane
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Mar 1, 2024 · Drawing of Clément Ader's Avion III, built in 1897. Nine years later, at the peak of the excitement over the first public heavier-than-air flights in Europe, Ader announced for the first time that he had flown Avion III over 90 metres (300 feet) on Oct. 14, 1897.
Jul 1, 2013 · Then in 1906, after the Wrights’ success, Ader claimed that Avion III had flown 984 feet in 1897. Furthermore, he said the Éole had flown a second time, in 1891. A few years later the military released its report on the Avion, revealing that the aircraft hadn’t achieved liftoff.
Dec 12, 2023 · Aircraft (avion) III. Later, Ader will recount his flight on October 14, 1897: "The lessons derived from these experiences, though brief and unfortunate, were nevertheless very valuable and ...
This trained engineer, prolific and efficient inventor created with his own hands a motorized airplane which proved to be the first “heavier than air” to have left the ground, on October 9, 1890. In addition to his qualities of pioneer, Clément ADER also proved to be a visionary theoretician as well as the inventor of the word « avion ».
Using a circular track at Satory, Ader carried out taxiing trials on 12 October 1897 and two days later attempted a flight. After a short run the machine was caught by a gust of wind, slewed off the track, and came to a stop.
