1907 ⟶ Paul Cornu's First Free Flight of a Rotary-Wing Aircraft

The first free flight of a rotary-wing aircraft is carried o...
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🪂 Lenormand's First Modern Parachute Use

Louis-Sébastien Lenormand invents and uses the first modern parachute.⟶
Lenormand's First Modern Parachute Use (1783)
Flight
FranceFrance

🎈 Giffard Makes First Manned, Powered Dirigible Flight

Henri Giffard becomes the first person to make a manned, controlled and powered flight using a dirigible.⟶
Giffard Makes First Manned, Powered Dirigible Flight (1852)
AviationEarly AviationTransportation
FranceFrance

💥 Paul Vieille Invents Poudre B Smokeless Powder

Paul Vieille invents Poudre B, the first smokeless powder for firearms.⟶
Paul Vieille Invents Poudre B Smokeless Powder (1884)
Military TechnologyFirearmsWeaponsIndustrial RevolutionDefenseWarfare
FranceFrance

✈️ Santos-Dumont Flies the 14-bis in Paris

October 23: Brazilian inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont takes off and flies his 14-bis to a crowd in Paris.⟶
Santos-Dumont Flies the 14-bis in Paris (1906)
AviationFlight
FranceFranceBrazilBrazil

🚁 Paul Cornu's First Free Flight of a Rotary-Wing Aircraft

The first free flight of a rotary-wing aircraft is carried out by Paul Cornu.⟶
Paul Cornu's First Free Flight of a Rotary-Wing Aircraft (1907)
AviationFlightEarly Aviation
FranceFrance

📺 First Instantaneous Television Broadcast by Rignoux and Fournier

The first instantaneous transmission of images, or television broadcast, is carried out by Georges Rignoux and A. Fournier.⟶
First Instantaneous Television Broadcast by Rignoux and Fournier (1909)
TelevisionCommunication
FranceFrance