Henri Fabre

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Henri Fabre
Henri Fabre on Hydroplane on 28 March 1910
Born	(1882-11-29)November 29, 1882 France
Died	June 30, 1984(1984-06-30) (aged 101) France

Biography

Henri Fabre (November 29, 1882 – June 30, 1984) was a French aviator and the inventor of the first successful seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion.^[1]

Henri Fabre was born into a prominent family of shipowners in the city of Marseilles. He was educated in the Jesuit College of Marseilles where he undertook advanced studies in sciences. He then intensively studied aeroplane and propeller designs. He patented a system of flotation devices which he used when he succeeded in taking off from the surface of the Etang de Berre on March 28, 1910. On that day, he completed four consecutive flights, the longest about 600 meters. the Hydravion has survived and is displayed in the Musée de l'Air in Paris. Henri Fabre was soon contacted by Glenn Curtiss and Gabriel Voisin who used his invention to develop their own seaplanes.

As late as 1971, the aged Fabre could still be seen sailing his own boat single handedly in Marseille harbor.^[2] He died at the age of 101 as one of the last living pioneers of human flight.

References

↑ Naughton, Russell (May 15, 2002). "Henri Fabre (1882-1984)". Monash University Centre for Telecommunications and Information Engineering. Monash University. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
↑ Unger, Kenneth Jane's History of Aviation

External links

The Fabre family

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 73853214 LCCN: nr90000485 ISNI: 0000 0000 6156 9787 GND: 123770041 BNF: cb119021118

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Name	Fabre, Henri
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Short description	french aviation pioneer
Date of birth	November 29, 1882
Place of birth
Date of death	June 30, 1984
Place of death

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