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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1905:

1 Events

• In Santa Clara, California Daniel Maloney flies for 20 minutes with a glider after he started from a balloon at a height of 4,000 ft (1,220 m). He crashed in a later flight.
• The engineer Léger's helicopter lifts a person vertically into the air in Monaco.

April

• April 27 - Sapper Moreton of the British ArmyThe British Army is the land armed forces of the United Kingdom. It numbers 99,400 fully trained and professional regulars (as of April 2004). In contrast to the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, the British Army does not include royal in its title, bec's balloon section is lifted 2,600 ft (792 m) by a kite at AldershotSee also Aldershot, Ontario. Aldershot is a town in Hampshire, England, administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. Aldershot is known for its connection with the British Army which came to the area in 1854. Aldershot's MP is Gerald Howarth (Conservative). under the supervision of the kite's designer, Samuel CodySamuel Franklin Cody ( 1867 August 7 1913) was an early pioneer of manned flight, most famous for his work on the large kites known as Cody War-Kites that were used in World War I as a smaller alternative to balloons for artillery spotting. A flamboyant s.

May

• May 14May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). There are 231 days remaining. Events 1264 Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the de facto ruler of England. 1483 Coronat - The Defaux brothers demonstrate a model helicopterA helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more large horizontal rotors ( propellers). Helicopters are classified as rotary-wing aircraft to distinguish them from conventional fixed-wing aircraft. The word helicopter is derived fr in ParisEiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital and largest city of France. The city is built on an arc of the River Seine, and is thus divided into two parts: the Right Bank to the north and the smaller Left Bank to. It lifts a payload of 13 lb (6 kg).

June

• June 6June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. Events 1513 Italian Wars: Battle of Novara Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis de la Tremoille, forcing the French to abandon Milan. Duke - Gabriel Voisin flies along the River Seine in a glider towed by a motorboat.

October

• October 5 - Wilbur Wright makes a flight of 24.2 miles (39 km) in Flyer III . The flight lasts for almost 40 minutes. Flights up to 39 minutes and 24.5 miles (39 km). Flights done at Huffman Prairie in Ohio.
• October 14 - the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) is founded in Paris

November

• November 30 - Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's LZ2 airship is damaged while attempting its first launch.

December

• Neil MacDermid is carried aloft in Canada by a large box kite named The Siamese Twins , designed by Alexander Graham Bell.