Roland Garros (aviator) - Wikipedia
WEBHe started his aviation career in 1909 flying a Demoiselle (dragonfly) monoplane, an aircraft that flew well only if it had a small lightweight pilot. He gained Ae.C.F. licence no. 147 in July 1910.
Who Was Roland Garros? The Fighter Pilot Behind the French …
WEBJun 10, 2017 · During World War I, he was a pioneer of air warfare, shooting down four enemy planes with the help of his own invention: wedge-shaped steel plates attached to the propeller blades, which...
How Roland Garros Put Machine Guns on Planes and Changed …
WEBNov 21, 2022 · On April 1, 1915, Roland Garros took off in a Morane-Saulnier L from an airfield in northern France, planning to play an April Fool’s Day trick on the Germans. The Frenchman soon spotted a two-seater Albatros B.II reconnaissance plane and approached it head-on—no doubt much to the German pilot’s surprise.
A trailblazer for aviation and a war hero: Roland Garros
WEBRoland Garros’ inventing and trailblazing skills kicked in and he developed the first single-seater fighter plane equipped with an on-board machine gun that fired through the propeller. It was revolutionary. He returned to the front equipped with his new firing device.
Garros, Roland - 1914-1918-Online
WEBRoland Garros was a well-known French aviation pioneer before the war and successfully fought in a squadron as a fighter pilot during World War 1. His invention, firing through axis propeller, allowed him to win some aerial victories.
Roland Garros, Anthony Fokker And The WWI Fighter Plane Revolution
WEBApr 19, 2017 · In World War One, the French airman, Roland Garros, took the first step in revolutionizing the airplane for warfare. His dream was to be able to fire a machine gun through turning airplane propellers without endangering the aircraft.
Roland Garros (aviator) - Wikiwand
WEBGarros began a career in aviation in 1909 and performed many early feats such as the first-ever airplane crossing of the Mediterranean Sea in 1913. He joined the French army and became one of the earliest fighter pilots during World War I. Garros was shot down and died on 5 October 1918.
The Pioneering Feats Of Early French Aviator Roland Garros
WEBApr 17, 2022 · During his lifetime, from October 6, 1888, to October 5, 1918, Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros was a pioneering French aviator and fighter pilot during World War One.
Roland Garros: France’s forgotten WWI hero - CNN
WEBMay 29, 2014 · Roland Garros: Pioneering pilot —. Garros was a pioneering fighter pilot during World War One. "At the beginning of the war, he worked on a new system to open fire through the propeller and...
April 18, 1915: Aerial Warfare Is About to Make a Quantum Leap
WEBApr 18, 2007 · 1915: Roland Garros is forced down behind German lines and taken prisoner. His plane is recovered intact by the Germans, which results in a technological leap forward for aerial warfare.