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Paul Tissandier

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Paul Tissandier (19 February 1881 – 11 March 1945) was a French aviator. [1]

26 relations: Aircraft pilot, Airplane, Airship, Albert Tissandier, Alessandro Bianchi (politician), Belgians, Canadians, Charles de Lambert (aviator), Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, French people, Gaston Tissandier, Gliding, Hot air balloon, Italy, Jerzy Makula, Kathy Cox (skydiver), Lynn Garrison, Nicholas Goodhart, Parachuting, Poles, Saint-Cyr-l'École, Svetlana Kapanina, United States Air Force, Walter J. Boyne, Wright brothers, Yves Rousseau.

Aircraft pilot

An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls.

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Airplane

An airplane or aeroplane (informally plane) is a powered, fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller or rocket engine.

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Airship

An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power.

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Albert Tissandier

Albert Tissandier (1839 – 5 September 1906) was a French architect, aviator, illustrator, editor and archaeologist.

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Alessandro Bianchi (politician)

Alessandro Bianchi (born 28 January 1945, in Rome) is an Italian academic and politician, best known for having formerly served as Minister of Transportation from 2006 to 2008.

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Belgians

Belgians (Belgen, Belges, Belgier) are people identified with the Kingdom of Belgium, a federal state in Western Europe.

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Canadians

Canadians (Canadiens / Canadiennes) are people identified with the country of Canada.

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Charles de Lambert (aviator)

Charles, Count de Lambert (30 December 1865, in Funchal – 26 February 1944, in Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou) was an early European aviator.

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Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

The Fédération aéronautique internationale (FAI; The World Air Sports Federation), is the world governing body for air sports.

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French people

The French (Français) are a Latin European ethnic group and nation who are identified with the country of France.

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Gaston Tissandier

Gaston Tissandier (November 21, 1843 – August 30, 1899) was a French chemist, meteorologist, aviator and editor.

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Gliding

Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne.

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Hot air balloon

A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air.

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Italy

Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Jerzy Makula

Jerzy Makula (born 1952 in Ruda Śląska) is a Polish pilot who won the FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships seven times.

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Kathy Cox (skydiver)

Kathy Cox, CM, now known as Kathy Sutton, is a Canadian skydiver.

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Lynn Garrison

Lynn Garrison (born April 1, 1937) is a Canadian pilot and political adviser.

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Nicholas Goodhart

Rear Admiral Hilary Charles Nicholas 'Nick' Goodhart CB FRAeS (28 September 1919 – 9 April 2011) was an engineer and aviator who invented the mirror-sight deck landing system for aircraft carriers.

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Parachuting

Parachuting, or skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point to Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent with the use of a parachute/s.

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Poles

The Poles (Polacy,; singular masculine: Polak, singular feminine: Polka), commonly referred to as the Polish people, are a nation and West Slavic ethnic group native to Poland in Central Europe who share a common ancestry, culture, history and are native speakers of the Polish language.

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Saint-Cyr-l'École

Saint-Cyr-l'École is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France.

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Svetlana Kapanina

Svetlana Vladimirovna Kapanina (Светлана Владимировна Капанина) is a Russian aerobatic pilot.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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Walter J. Boyne

Walter J. Boyne (born 1929) is a retired United States Air Force officer, Command Pilot, combat veteran, aviation historian, and author of more than 50 books and over 1,000 magazine articles.

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Wright brothers

The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two American aviators, engineers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane.

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Yves Rousseau

Yves Rousseau is a French inventor and aviator credited with multiple ultralight aircraft FAI world records.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Tissandier

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