File:Aviation in Britain Before the First World War RAE-O481.jpg

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British Army Aircraft I taxiing before the first flight. Cody began building the British Army Aircraft I in 1907 with the design similar to the kites and glider that he had successfully flown. It had twin propellers, chain driven by a single 50 hp Antoinette engine, the propellers were situated behind the leading edge of and between the upper and lower wings. When he had finished building the aircraft Cody carried out an extensive period of tests to the aircraft often involving hops off the ground. Throughout this period of testing there was intense public and press interest with Cody often being ridiculed for his apparent lack of progress in comparison with foreign pilots and designers particularly the Wright brothers who were touring Europe at that time.
 
British Army Aircraft I taxiing before the first flight. Cody began building the British Army Aircraft I in 1907 with the design similar to the kites and glider that he had successfully flown. It had twin propellers, chain driven by a single 50 hp Antoinette engine, the propellers were situated behind the leading edge of and between the upper and lower wings. When he had finished building the aircraft Cody carried out an extensive period of tests to the aircraft often involving hops off the ground. Throughout this period of testing there was intense public and press interest with Cody often being ridiculed for his apparent lack of progress in comparison with foreign pilots and designers particularly the Wright brothers who were touring Europe at that time.
 

 

 
Cody made the first sustained flight (lasting 27 seconds and for a distance of around 1390 feet) on the 16th October 1908. Though he had made previous short flights or leaps this was the first one to exceed quarter of a mile, the distance which the Royal Aero Club deemed in 1958 to be the minimum for a "powered leap" to be termed a "sustained flight". The flight ended in a crash caused by him trying to turn the aircraft too quickly at too low a height. Cody was largely unhurt in the crash apart some cuts to his forehead.}}
 
Cody made the first sustained flight (lasting 27 seconds and for a distance of around 1390 feet) on the 16th October 1908. Though he had made previous short flights or leaps this was the first one to exceed quarter of a mile, the distance which the Royal Aero Club deemed in 1958 to be the minimum for a "powered leap" to be termed a "sustained flight". The flight ended in a crash caused by him trying to turn the aircraft too quickly at too low a height. Cody was largely unhurt in the crash apart some cuts to his forehead.}}
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|date = 1908-10-16 (Pre-1914)
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| date = 1908-10-16 (Pre-1914)
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| catalogue_number = RAE-O 481
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* Catalogue number [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205192276 RAE-O 481]
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* Database number 205192276
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|permission = This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/privacy-copyright/licence IWM Non Commercial Licence]. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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