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| British Army Aeroplane No 1 | |
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| Replica of Aeroplane No 1 as first flown, at the FAST Museum | |
| Role | Experimental biplane |
| Manufacturer | Army Balloon Factory |
| Designer | Samuel Franklin Cody |
| First flight | 16 October 1908[1] |
| Number built | 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]
- ^ a b Sharpe, Michael (2000). Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes. London: Friedman/Fairfax Books. p. 108. ISBN 1-58663-300-7.