Voisin 1907 biplane
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The 1907 Voisin biplane (designated the Voisin II by the 1913 edition of Jane's All the World's Aircraft),[2] was Europe's first successful powered aircraft, designed by aeronautical engineer and manufacturer Gabriel Voisin. It was used by the French aviator Henri Farman[note 1] to make the first heavier-than-air flight lasting more than a minute in Europe, and also to make the first full circle.[3] The first examples of the aircraft were known by the name of their owners, for instance the Delagrange I, or the Henri Farman n°1.[4] Farman made many modifications to his aircraft, and these were incorporated into later production aircraft built by Voisin. The type enjoyed widespread success, and around sixty were built.
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Henri Farman winning the Archdeacon Prize for the first closed-circuit kilometre flight in Europe | |
Role | Experimental aircraft |
National origin | France |
Manufacturer | Frères Voisin |
Designer | Gabriel Voisin |
First flight | 30 March 1907 |
Number built | ~60[1] |