116 years ago today, Henri Fabre became the first man to fly a seaplane. Called the Fabre Hydravion, it was the first craft ever to take off from water under its own power. Powered by a French-made Gnome Omega rotary engine driving a two-bladed Chauvière propeller, it successfully took off and flew for a distance of about 500 metres (1,600 ft) and landed on the water in Bouches-du-Rhône. READ more about this pioneering aviator and his invention... (1910)
