Alphonse Pénaud
French engineer (1850-1880) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 30
Alphonse Pénaud, was a 19th-century French pioneer of aviation design and engineering. He was the originator of the use of twisted rubber to power model aircraft, and his 1871 model airplane, which he called the Planophore, was the first aerodynamically stable flying model.
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He went on to design a full-sized aircraft with many advanced features, but was unable to get any support for the project, and eventually committed suicide in 1880, aged 30.
Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1850 to 1880 · aged 30
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