November 13, 1907

First helicopter flight

On November 13, 1907, in Coquainvilliers, near Lisieux, Paul Cornu succeeded in climbing for the first time aboard a helicopter.

That day, he reached an altitude of... 1.50 meters in free vertical flight!

Two weeks earlier, in his factory in Douai, the young Louis Breguet had achieved a similar feat except that his device had to be kept balanced by four operators on the ground...