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Years in aviation: 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years: 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912
On November 4, 1909, as a joke to prove that pigs could fly, John Moore-Brabazon makes the first live cargo flight by airplane when he puts a small pig in a waste-paper basket tied to a wing-strut of his airplane.

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1909:

Events

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  • Fort Omaha Balloon School becomes the first United States Army school for balloon observers.
  • The Austro-Hungarian Navy sends officers abroad for flight training.[1]
  • In the book L'Aviation Militaire ("Military Aviation"), Clément Ader writes ...an aircraft carrier will become indispensable. Such ships will be very differently constructed from anything in existence today. To start with, the deck will have been cleared of any obstacles: it will be a flat area, as wide as possible, not conforming to the lines of the hull, and will resemble a landing strip. The speed of this ship will have to be at least as great as that of cruisers or even greater...Servicing the aircraft will have to be done below this deck...Access to this lower deck will be by means of a lift long enough and wide enough to take an aircraft with its wings folded...Along the sides will be the workshops of the mechanics responsible for refitting the planes and for keeping them always ready for flight.[2] Discussing the landing of aircraft, he writes, The ship will be headed straight into the wind, the stern clear, but a padded bulwark set up forward in case the airplane should run past the stop line.

January–March

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April–June

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July–September

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The Zeppelin LZ 3, a few seconds before landing.

October–December

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The then Prince Albert of Belgium congratulates baron Pierre de Caters at the Antwerp Aviation Week
(23 October- 2 November)

First flights

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January

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May

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June

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August

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December

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Entered service

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March

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August

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References

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  1. ^ Layman, R.D., Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1849-1922, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1989, ISBN 0-87021-210-9, p. 13.
  2. ^ Macintyre, Donald, Aircraft Carrier: The Majestic Weapon, New York: Ballantine Books Inc., 1968, p. 8.
  3. ^ Daniel, Clifton, ed., Chronicle of the 20th Century, Mount Kisco, New York: Chronicle Publications, 1987, ISBN 0-942191-01-3, p. 122.
  4. ^ Fryer, Jonathan (September 2008). "Where British aviation began". The Journal of Kent History. 67: 18–19.
  5. ^ Robinson, Douglas H., Giants in the Sky, Henley-on-Thames: Foulis, 1973. ISBN 0 854 29145 8
  6. ^ Daniel, Clifton, ed., Chronicle of the 20th Century, Mount Kisco, New York: Chronicle Publications, 1987, ISBN 0-942191-01-3, p. 124.
  7. ^ a b Daniel, Clifton, ed., Chronicle of the 20th Century, Mount Kisco, New York: Chronicle Publications, 1987, ISBN 0-942191-01-3, p. 125.
  8. ^ "Personalities in the Gliding Movement - Mr. E.C. Gordon England A.F.R.Ae.S." (PDF). The Sailplane & Glider. 3 (7). British Gliding Association: 74. 1932-04-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  9. ^ Wooldridge, E. T. "Early Flying Wings (1870–1920)". Century of Flight. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  10. ^ a b Daniel, Clifton, ed., Chronicle of the 20th Century, Mount Kisco, New York: Chronicle Publications, 1987, ISBN 0-942191-01-3, p. 126.
  11. ^ "Three Men in an Aeroplane." Flight,'19 June 1909.
  12. ^ a b Donald, David, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1997, ISBN 0-7607-0592-5, p. 52.
  13. ^ Calder, Nigel, The English Channel, New York: Viking Penguin Inc., 1986, ISBN 0-14-010131-4, p. 188.
  14. ^ Brotak, Ed, "When Birds Strike," Aviation History, May 2016, p. 49.
  15. ^ Cameron, Dugald; Galbraith, Roderick; Thomson, Douglas (2003). From Pilcher to the planets: aspects of Glasgow and the West of Scotland's early contribution to aviation as seen against the history of flight and a view of the art of engineering. University of Glasgow. ISBN 9780852167786.
  16. ^ Francillon, René J., Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979, ISBN 0-87021-313-X, p. 29.
  17. ^ a b Daniel, Clifton, ed., Chronicle of the 20th Century, Mount Kisco, New York: Chronicle Publications, 1987, ISBN 0-942191-01-3, p. 127.
  18. ^ a b Tabulated Performances, &c at the Rheims MeetingFlight4 September 1909
  19. ^ Whitehouse, Arch, The Zeppelin Fighters, New York: Ace Books, 1966, no ISBN, p. 33.
  20. ^ "The Curtiss Aeroplane in Flight". The Globe and Mail. 3 September 1909. p. 1.
  21. ^ Elliott, Robbins (1988). The Ontario Book of Days. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 111. ISBN 1-55002-033-1.
  22. ^ Gibbs-Smith, C.H. Aviation: An Historical Survey London: NMSI, 2003 ISBN 1-900747-52-9
  23. ^ a b Daniel, Clifton, ed., Chronicle of the 20th Century, Mount Kisco, New York: Chronicle Publications, 1987, ISBN 0-942191-01-3, p. 128.
  24. ^ Whitehouse, Arch, The Zeppelin Fighters, New York: Ace Books, 1966, no ISBN, p. 32.
  25. ^ Phythyon, John R., Jr., Great War at Sea: Zeppelins, Virginia Beach, Virginia: Avalanche Press, Inc., 2007, p. 43.
  26. ^ Daniel, Clifton, ed., Chronicle of the 20th Century, Mount Kisco, New York: Chronicle Publications, 1987, ISBN 0-942191-01-3, p. 129.
  27. ^ "Aviation History Facts: October". centennialofflight.net.
  28. ^ Blake, Richard. The Book of Postal Dates, 1635-1985. Caterham: Marden. p. 20.
  29. ^ "Baroness de Laroche".
  30. ^ Phythyon, John R., Jr., Great War at Sea: Zeppelins, Virginia Beach, Virginia: Avalanche Press, Inc., 2007, p. 44.
  31. ^ Ch. 8, Pg 224-238 (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  32. ^ Whitehouse, Arch, The Zeppelin Fighters, New York: Ace Books, 1966, no ISBN, pp. 28-29.
  33. ^ Dan Antoniu; George Cicoș (27 October 2006). "Primii pași către o industrie aeronautică în România" (in Romanian).
  34. ^ Grosser, Morton (1981). Gossamer Odyssey: The Triumph of Human-Powered Flight. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-7603-2051-9.
  35. ^ United States of America Declaration of Intention & Petition for Naturalization #270572 (or #270872), United States of America Certificate of Naturalization #2313991
  36. ^ O'Connor, Derek, "'An Outstanding American Citizen,'" Aviation History, March 2017, p. 52.
  37. ^ "Hans Grade monoplane". Magdeburg Museum of technology. Retrieved 31 January 2014.