British Army Aeroplane No 1

British Army Aeroplane No 1
Replica of Aeroplane No 1 as first flown,
at the FAST Museum
General information
TypeExperimental biplane
ManufacturerArmy Balloon Factory
Designer
Number built1
History
First flight16 October 1908[1]

The British Army Aeroplane No 1 or sometimes Cody 1 was a biplane built by Samuel Franklin Cody in 1907 at the Army Balloon Factory at Farnborough. It made the first recognised powered and sustained flight in the United Kingdom on 16 October 1908.[1]

  1. ^ a b Sharpe, Michael (2000). Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes. London: Friedman/Fairfax Books. p. 108. ISBN 1-58663-300-7.