{"id":8557,"date":"2018-10-31T16:41:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univem-paris.com\/2018\/10\/31\/univem-and-the-clement-ader-historical-first-flight-ever\/"},"modified":"2018-10-31T16:41:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T15:41:27","slug":"univem-and-the-clement-ader-historical-first-flight-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univem-paris.com\/en\/2018\/10\/31\/univem-and-the-clement-ader-historical-first-flight-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIVEM and the Cl\u00e9ment Ader historical \u201cfirst flight ever\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNIVEM premises are located only a hundred yards away from the historic airfield that saw in 1897 the very first aeroplane taking off the ground.\u00a0 Clement Ader had designed and built it for the military.\u00a0 He also coined the name \u00ab\u00a0avion\u00a0\u00bb which is today the french word for \u00ab\u00a0aeroplane\u00a0\u00bb, or \u00ab\u00a0plane\u00a0\u00bb for short.\u00a0 A historical landmark sign stands next to our door.<\/p>\n

In the photos below\u00a0: the Eole steam engine, the lightest in the world\u00a0: 77 lb (35kg) for 20 hp, as one can see it on display at the \u201cMus\u00e9e de l\u2019air et de l\u2019espace\u201d at Le Bourget (a Paris suburb).\u00a0 Also, a reconstruction of the Eole with its prominent steam condenser allowing a closed water and steam cycle, a historical photo and a replica displayed at the Arts et M\u00e9tiers museum in Paris (http:\/\/www.arts-et-metiers.net\/musee\/visitor-information<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t