This Odd Early Flying Machine Made History, But Didn't Have The Right Stuff

Aerodrome No. 5 was launched by catapult on the Potomac River on May 6, 1896 and flew unpiloted 3,300 feet. It wasn't really a plane, but it took motorized flight from the drawing board to reality seven years before Kitty Hawk.

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This Odd Early Flying Machine Made History, But Didn't Have The Right Stuff