Inventions

Mozhaysky's airplane

Aerospace Engineering

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. "Mozhaysky's airplane." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/mozhayskys-airplane.

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Technology and Engineering Atlas. (n.d.). Mozhaysky's airplane. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/mozhayskys-airplane

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@misc{technologyandengineeringatlas-mozhaysky-s-airplane,
  author = {Technology and Engineering Atlas},
  title = {Mozhaysky's airplane},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://technology.interactiveatlas.org/inventions/mozhayskys-airplane},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Mozhaysky's airplane was an experimental Russian airplane designed and built by naval officer Alexander Mozhaysky. Powered by two steam engines, the monoplane reputedly made a powered takeoff assisted by a launch ramp, flying between 20 and 30 meters near Krasnoye Selo, Russia, in 1884.

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