Alphonse Pénaud

Alphonse Pénaud, was a 19th-century French pioneer of aviation design and engineering. He was the originator of the use of twisted rubber to power model aircraft, and his 1871 model airplane, which he called the Planophore, was the first aerodynamically stable flying model.

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Who was born first?

• Alphonse Pénaud and Henry Louis Le Châtelier were born the same year
• Alphonse Pénaud and Oliver Heaviside were born the same year
• Alphonse Pénaud and Sofia Kovalevskaya were born the same year
• Alphonse Pénaud and Charles Richet were born the same year
• Alphonse Pénaud and Eugen Goldstein were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alphonse Pénaud (this page)May 31, 1850 – October 22, 1880
2. Charles RichetAugust 26, 1850 – December 4, 1935
3. Eugen GoldsteinSeptember 5, 1850 – December 1930
4. Henry Louis Le ChâtelierOctober 8, 1850 – September 17, 1936
5. Oliver HeavisideMay 18, 1850 – February 3, 1925
6. Sofia KovalevskayaJanuary 3, 1850 – February 10, 1891

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