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  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15315257/frederic_erastus-humphreys
    Maj. Frederic Erastus Humphreys (1883 - 1941)
    Frederic Erastus Humphreys (September 16, 1883 – January 20, 1941) was one of the original three military pilots trained by the Wright brothers and the first to fly solo. Humphreys was born on Septemb...
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    Gustave Whitehead (1874 - 1927)
    Gustave Whitehead was an aviation pioneer who emigrated from Germany to the United States where he designed and built gliders, flying machines, and engines between 1897 and 1915. Controversy surrounds ...
  • Andrei Tupolev (1888 - 1972)
    Википедия Андре́й Никола́евич Ту́полев (29 октября [10 ноября] 1888[1] — 23 декабря 1972) — советский учёный и авиаконструктор, генерал-полковник-инженер (1968), доктор технических наук. Академик АН...
  • Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (1904 - 1938)
    Википедия Файл:Валерий_Павлович_Чкалов.jpg В Нижнем Новгороде в пресс-центре «Росбалта» впервые презентовано фамильное древо легендарного летчика-испытателя Валерия Чкалова. Фамильное древо состоит из...

Aviation is the practical aspect or art of aeronautics, being the design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft, especially heavier than air aircraft. The word aviation was coined by French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863, from the verb avier (synonymous flying), itself derived from the Latin word avis ("bird") and the suffix -ation.

Aviation is the practical aspect or art of aeronautics, being the design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft, especially heavier than air aircraft. The word aviation was coined by French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863, from the verb avier (synonymous flying), itself derived from the Latin word avis ("bird") and the suffix -ation.