Ader Avion II

Ader Avion II

The "Avion II" (rarely referred to as the "Zephyr" (west wind) or the "Éole II") was the second primitive aircraft designed by Clément Ader in the 1890s. Most sources agree that work on it was never completed, Ader abandoning it in favour of the Avion III that had a financial backer, but Ader claimed in later life that he flew the Avion II in August 1892 for a distance of 200 yards (200 m) at a field in Satory.

The Avion, or one of its relatives has the distinction of being at the origin of "avion", the most common word in French to designate an airplane, and the nearest equivalent to the English word "plane". The first official text noting it is French patent no. 205 555 granted to Ader on April 19, 1890.


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