| Michelin Cup Biplane | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Experimental aircraft |
| Manufacturer | S. F. Cody |
| Designer | S. F. Cody |
| First flight | April 1910 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Cody Michelin Cup Biplane was an experimental aircraft designed and built in Britain during 1910 by Samuel Franklin Cody, a prominent showman and aviation pioneer. Cody had worked with the British Army on experiments with man-lifting kites and in October 1908 had successfully built and flown the British Army Aeroplane No 1, making the first officially verified powered flight in the United Kingdom. Cody broke the existing endurance record twice in the aircraft, the second flight, made on 31 December 1910, winning him the Michelin Cup for the longest-lasting flight made over a closed circuit in the United Kingdom before the end of the year.[1]
- ^ Lewis 1962 p. 192