
Kudashev’s biplane (Кудашев) Biplane of 1910, sometimes designated Кудашев 1, was, reportedly, the first aeroplane of Russian design flown. On May 23, 1910 it flew about half the length of a football pitch at a height of a couple of feet at Kiev. The flight was not advertised and went unnoticed by the general public. Kudashev was a civil engineer and associate professor at Kiev Polytechnics.

Span: 29’6″
Length: 32’10”
Weight loaded: 926 lb