1904 in aviation

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Years in aviation:	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907
Centuries:	19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years:	1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1904:

Contents 1 Events 1.1 April 1.2 May 1.3 June 1.4 September 1.5 November

[edit] Events

• The Wrights apply for patents for their flying machine in Germany and France.

[edit] April

• April 1 - Captain Ferdinand Ferber makes a failed attempt to fly an Archdeacon glider at Berck sur Mer, Picardie.
• April 3 - Gabriel Voisin successfully flies a modified Archdeacon glider at Berck sur Mer, Picardie. Voisin added a canard to the design. His longest flight on this day was 25 seconds.

[edit] May

• May 23 - First flight attempt, unsuccessful, of the Wright Flyer II.

[edit] June

• The British Army tests Samuel Cody's person-carrying kites at Aldershot.

[edit] September

• September 20 - Wilbur Wright makes the first circuit flight, in the Flyer II.

[edit] November

• November 9 - Wilbur Wright flies the Wright Flyer II a distance of 3 miles near Dayton, Ohio, the first flight of longer than five minutes.