All is well known about Wright brothers and their historic 1903 first man powered flight in US, but little is known that 8 years earlier in 1895 an Indian designed and flew a plane for 1500 metres before it crashed. The Man was Shivkar Bapuji Talpade.
India at that time was ruled by the British, and they didnt document the flight as it would have proved them inferior to their Indian servants.
The plane was called MarutSakha which means "Wind Friend" in Sanskrit. The flight was seen by well known respected dignitries of the time
You can find the link here
India at that time was ruled by the British, and they didnt document the flight as it would have proved them inferior to their Indian servants.
The plane was called MarutSakha which means "Wind Friend" in Sanskrit. The flight was seen by well known respected dignitries of the time
You can find the link here
