airplane. While it was awarded the Deutsch award for a 30 minute powered flight. It was a balloon not an airplane. In fact is own book published in 1938 was titled Meus Baloes (My balloons) and he won several awards with his balloons.

While he did contribute significantly to the development of the airplane and at one time had the best airplane in the world the Demoiselle No. 20 in 1909. Six years after the Wright brothers. He was a true pioneer in aviation but the Wright brothers were first.