Farman Brothers - Farman Siblings

Japanese: ファルマン兄弟 - ファルマンきょうだい

French aeronautical engineer. His elder brother was Henri Farman (1874-1958) and his younger brother was Maurice Farman (1877-1964). The elder Henri is particularly famous as a pioneering pilot in the early days of aviation. However, his parents were British and lived in Paris, and Henri himself held British nationality until 1937. He initially aspired to be an artist, then a race car driver, and eventually became interested in flying airplanes. His aircraft was a Voisin biplane built by the Voisin brothers, but at the end of 1908 he added ailerons to it and made the first turning flight in Europe, followed by the first flight of one kilometer (500m round trip), for which he won a prize.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

フランスの航空技術者。兄はアンリHenri Farman(1874‐1958)，弟はモーリスMaurice Farman(1877‐1964)。とくに兄アンリは航空初期の先駆的飛行家としても有名である。ただし両親はパリ在住のイギリス人であり，アンリ自身も1937年まではイギリス国籍をもっていた。彼は最初芸術家を志し，次いで自動車レーサー，やがて飛行機の操縦にひかれた。機体はボアザン兄弟が製作したボアザン複葉であったが，1908年末にそれに補助翼を加え，ヨーロッパ最初の旋回飛行，次いで最初の1km飛行(500m往復)を行って賞金を得た。

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