Henri Farman was a British-French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer with his brother Maurice Farman. Before dedicating himself to aviation he gained fame as a sportsman, specifically in cycling and motor racing. Henri acquired French nationality in 1937.
Farman making the first cross-country flight accomplished with an aeroplane
MF.11 "Shorthorn"
The passenger transport Goliath
Farman III at the Dominguez Field, Los Angeles 1910
The 1907 Voisin biplane, was Europe's first successful powered aircraft, designed by aeronautical engineer and manufacturer Gabriel Voisin. It was used by the French aviator Henri Farman to make the first heavier-than-air flight lasting more than a minute in Europe, and also to make the first full circle.
The first examples of the aircraft were known by the name of their owners, for instance the Delagrange I, or the Henri Farman n°1. Farman made many modifications to his aircraft, and these were incorporated into later production aircraft built by Voisin. The type enjoyed widespread success, and around sixty were built.
Voisin 1907 biplane
Edmond Poillot flying a Voisin biplane with a dog, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Henry Farman (left) with Gabriel Voisin
Farman and Archdeacon at Ghent, May 1908
