1907 in aviation
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1907:
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Events
- Robert Esnault-Pelterie becomes first pilot to fly using a control stick.
August
- August 1 - An Aeronautical Division is formed in the U.S. Army Signal Corps to oversee "all matters pertaining to military ballooning, air machines, and all kindred subjects".
September
- September 29 - Louis Breguet and Charles Richet demonstrate their Gyroplane No. 1, the first rotary-wing aircraft to lift a person off the ground. (The craft is still controlled by handlers standing around it on the ground).
October
- October 12 - Augustus Gaudron crosses the North Sea in a hot air balloon named Mammouth. He flies 1,160 km (721 miles) from The Crystal Palace, London to Lake Vänern, Sweden.
November
- November 13 - first piloted free flight in a rotary-wing aircraft by Paul Cornu at Lisieux. This first flight lifted Cornu about 30 cm (1 ft) and lasted 20 seconds. Sometimes recognized as first impractical helicopter flight.
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First flights
July
- July 11 - Blériot Type VI Libellule
September
- September 10 - Nulli Secundus, the British Army's first airship
November
- November 10 - Bléroit Type VII, first aircraft of conventional modern configuration
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Entered service
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