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British Army Aeroplane No 1
Replica of Aeroplane No 1 as first flown, at the FAST Museum
Role
Experimental biplane
Type of aircraft
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]
^ abSharpe, Michael (2000). Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes. London: Friedman/Fairfax Books. p. 108. ISBN 1-58663-300-7.
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