Biot-Massia Glider           

Designed and built by Comte de Massia in 1879, leading to flights made by Gaston Biot. Biot flew the glider several times at Clamart, a suburb of Paris approximately 3 km south-southwest of Issy-les-Moulineaux. Donated to the Musée de l’Air in 1925 and restored in 1960, the glider is currently on display at the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace, and is said to be the oldest surviving heavier-than-air flying machine in the world.

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