Reference:Towards the 100th Anniversary of Aviation in Russia

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Full Title: Toward the 100th Anniversary of Aviation in Russia (К 100-летию Авиации России) Author: Demin, Anatolii Published In: Aviatsiya i Kosmonavtika Volume: 2005 No. 7 (July 2005) Read Online: Remarks: Examines the question of who was the first Russian to build and fly an airplane of his own design, and when it happened.

The article examines designs & flights made by Mozhaiski (1882), Yu. Kremp (1909), A.S. Kudashev (1910), I. I. Sikorsky & F. Bylinkin (1910), and Ya. M. Gakkel (1910).