Clement Ader's Eole early Flying Machine

In the entire history of aviation, there is no more controversial figure than Clement Ader. Even today arguments persist concerning the Frenchman's achievements and the influence on aeronautical progress. In many circles, it is now generally admitted that Ader was the first man to leave level ground in a powered aeroplane at Chateau Pereire at Armainvilliers traveling about 164 feet through the air at a height of about 8 inches above the ground.
This gem of a model was created by our Brit friend from Norfolk, Derek Roberts.. It fits in great with our new Early Flying Machine Series..
We're also putting a book together of all these models to be aimed at the air museumgift shops and our internet customers.

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What people say... I just finished building an all-white Eole. That is a fantastic design - the cockpit structure is especially beautiful. I'm now working on the LEM, the 13th in the series of all-white FG models. (I'll post photos when they're all done.) You know, putting together a dozen of these kits back-to-backin quick succession has been its own tremendous tutorial in papermodel design. Simply by folding and forming single sheets intosubtle fuselage forms (I'm thinking of the Gee Bee R1, the SopwithCamel and the Warhawk) I realized how to solve a longstandingproblem of how to coax ONE PIECE of paper into both a convex andconcave leaf form. Thanks, guys! In music and in art, the protocol for learning thecraft has always been "imitate, assimilate, innovate."That's proven true, once again, these past few weeks. KB

Thanks to Dave Finkleman for this photo of an Eole in Paris!