Silvio Pettirossi (June 16, 1887-October 17, 1916) was a Paraguayan airplane pilot and aviation pioneer. June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Fixed-wing aircraft is a term used to refer to what are more commonly known as aeroplanes in Commonwealth English (excluding Canada) or airplanes in North American English. ... The word pilot has several meanings: In shipping, a pilot is someone who guides ships through the waters near a harbour, or especially narrow or otherwise dangerous coastal waters. ...

Born in Asunción, as a young man he moved to Buenos Aires. There he contacted the aviator Jorge Newbery, who taught him to fly. Map of Paraguay Panteón de los Héroes in Asunción Asunción, population 500,939 (1992), is the capital of Paraguay. ... Buenos Aires (Good Air in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... Jorge Alejandro Newbery (1875-1914), better known plainly as Jorge Newbery, was an Argentine airplane pilot. ...

Pettirossi received a scholarship given by the Paraguayan government, and in 1912 moved to France where he obtained the title of aviator pilot of the international aeronautic federation. Once he had received the title, he made many important flights, setting a record eight-hour flight. He made famous and extraordinary acrobatic flights in Europe and South America. 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

On December, 1914 he founded the "Aeroclub del Paraguay" and was named its president. December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

On October 17, 1916 while doing an inverted loop, the plane’s left wing broke and the aircraft was precipitated to the ground. Pettirossi died instantaneously, near the province of Buenos Aires. October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...

Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi International Airport is named after him. Silvio Pettirossi International Airport (IATA: ASU, ICAO: SGAS) is Paraguays main national and international gateway, located at Asunción. ...