1909 in aviation

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On November 4, 1909, as a joke to prove that pigs could fly, John Moore-Brabazon makes the first live cargo flight by airplane when he puts a small pig in a waste-paper basket tied to a wing-strut of his airplane. First pig to fly, 1909. 01.jpg
On November 4, 1909, as a joke to prove that pigs could fly, John Moore-Brabazon makes the first live cargo flight by airplane when he puts a small pig in a waste-paper basket tied to a wing-strut of his airplane.

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1909:

Contents

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

The Zeppelin LZ 3, a few seconds before landing. Zeppelin-lz3-landing-1909.jpg
The Zeppelin LZ 3, a few seconds before landing.

October–December

The then Prince Albert of Belgium congratulates baron Pierre de Caters at the Antwerp Aviation Week
(23 October- 2 November) Antwerpaviation week Prince Albert and de Caters.jpg
The then Prince Albert of Belgium congratulates baron Pierre de Caters at the Antwerp Aviation Week
(23 October- 2 November)

First flights

January

May

June

August

December

Entered service

March

August

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  6. Wright Flies In Italy; Takes Up Italian Army Officer in His Aeroplane and Later Signor Sonnino, The New York Times, April 17, 1909
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  22. 1 2 Tabulated Performances, &c at the Rheims Meeting Flight4 September 1909
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  24. "The Curtiss Aeroplane in Flight". The Globe and Mail . 3 September 1909. p. 1.
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  36. "Michelin Cup Rules for 1909". Flight : 52. 23 January 1909.
  37. "Pour la Coupe Michelin". L'Aérophile (in French): 7. 1 January 1911.
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