1906 in aviation - Definition and Overview

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1906:

January

• January 17 - Zeppelin LZ 2 (makes a forced landing and is destroyed in high winds the following day).

March

• 18 March, Traian Vuia flys his "Vuia 1" in powered flight without headwind or catapult assisted takeoff. Not launched from a height.

September

• September 7 - Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the 1st time successfully.
• September 30 - The Gordon Bennett Trophy for ballooning is awarded for the first time. It goes to Lt Frank Lahm of the US Army, who flies 647 km (402 miles) in the balloon United States.

October

• October 9 - Zeppelin LZ 3 flys for the 1st time.
• October 23 - Alberto Santos-Dumont wins the Archdeacon prize as he flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France a distance of 60m (197ft).

Events

• The Bleriot V is flown for the 1st time.