Avion

He's curating Adain Avion, which is being funded by the Arts Council of Wales in partnership with Swansea's Taliesin Arts Centre.

WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011

Green and Henderson said a prototype version of the Avion, which is named after the French word for airplane, averaged 103.7 miles per gallon during a drive in 1986.

Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2008

Green and Henderson said a prototype version of the Avion, which is named after the French word for airplane, averaged 103.7 miles per gallon during a drive in 1986.

Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2008

BA said it has agreed to buy L'Avion for €68 million ($107.3 million), which includes €33 million of L'Avion's cash.

British Airways Buys L'Avion, 2008

The first machine to fly -- of which there is anything like authentic record -- was the Ader "Avion," after which the more notable advances were made as shown above.

The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition 1919

The first machine to fly -- of which there is anything like authentic record -- was the Ader "Avion," after which the more notable advances were made as shown above.

The Aeroplane Speaks 1917

'Unhappily, the wind became suddenly strong, and we had some difficulty in keeping the "Avion" on the white line.

A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914

'Avion' and the refusal of the French War Ministry to grant any more funds for further experiment are sufficient evidence of the need for working along the lines taken by the pioneers of gliding rather than on those which Ader himself adopted.

A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914

Ader may or may not have left the ground, but the wreckage of his 'Avion' at the end of his experiment places his doubtful success in a different category from that of the brothers Wright and leaves them the first definite conquerors, just as Bleriot ranks as first definite conqueror of the English Channel by air.

A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914

It is past question that the 'Avion' was capable of power-driven flight; whether it achieved it or no remains an unsettled problem.

A History of Aeronautics Evelyn Charles Vivian 1914