Gabriel Poulain

Gabriel Poulain was a French champion cyclist. He made several attempts to achieve human-powered flight and in July 1921 won a prize of 10,000 francs awarded by Peugeot for a flight of ten metres at a height of one metre, on a bicycle with two wing planes in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Operates an air-plance by foot power only : Poulain, French bicyclist, lacks two meters of winning 10,000-Franc prize". The New York Times. 1921-07-10. p. 4. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F50C14F93C5D14738DDDA00994DE405B818EF1D3. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
^ "Man-driven plane flies in Paris test : Gabriel Poulain wins Peugeot's 10,000-Franc prize with his 37 pound "Aviette"". The New York Times. 1921-06-19. p. 1. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70811FE3C5A1B7A93C2A8178CD85F458285F9. Retrieved 2011-01-07.

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