Title

Clement Ader's flying bird 'Eole' (Aole)

Caption

Clement Ader's flying bird 'Eole' (Aole)
Wingspan of 15m and made of wood and aluminium, it was the first piloted plane to take off under its own steam, 9 October 1890.
1891
Wood engraving
Paris

Date

1891

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP07094_390000738

License type

Rights managed

Available size

22,3Mb (1,1Mb) / 15,0in x 5,8in / 4500 x 1734 (300dpi)

Keywords

19th century Flight Flying Aviation Pioneer Monoplane Aeroplane Airplane Aircraft French