Henri Fabre in 1910

Henri Fabre (born in Marseille on 29 November 1882, died in 1984) was a French aviator and the inventor of Le Canard, the first seaplane in History. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1036x732, 69 KB) This picture may have usage restrictions Henri Fabres first float plane Source: Net File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Seaplane Henri Fabre Le Canard... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1036x732, 69 KB) This picture may have usage restrictions Henri Fabres first float plane Source: Net File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Seaplane Henri Fabre Le Canard... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, Marseille shines in the world Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Département Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin (UMP) (since 1995) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An aviator is a person who flies aircraft for pleasure or as a profession. ... The 1910 Le Canard Le Canard (lit. ... A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery. ...

Henri Fabre was born into a prominent family of shipowners in the city of Marseilles. He was educated in the Jesuit College of Marseilles, where he undertook advanced studies in sciences. He then studied intensively aeroplane and propeller designs. He patented a system of flotation devices, which he used when he succeeded in taking off from the surface of the Etang de Berre on March 28th, 1910. On that day, he completed four consecutive perfect flights, the longest about 600 meters. Henri Fabre was soon contacted by Glenn Curtiss and Gabriel Voisin who used his invention to develop their own seaplanes. The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... This article refers to the tool of travel. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Glenn H. Curtiss at the Grande Semaine dAviation in France in 1909 Glenn H. Curtiss pilots license Glenn Hammond Curtiss (May 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930) was an aviation pioneer and founder of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, now part of Curtiss-Wright Corporation. ... Henry Farman, left, and Gabriel Voisin. ...

During the First World War, he established a company with 200 employees, which was specialized in the manufacture of seaplanes. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

He died at the age of 102, as one of the last living pioneers of human flight.

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