Victor Tatin was a French inventor, who created an early airplane, the Aéroplane in 1879. The craft was the first model aeroplane to lift itself by its own power after a run on the ground.

The plane had a span of 1.90 meters and weighed 1.8 kg. It had two propellers and was powered by a compressed-air engine. The plane was tried in a circular building at the military facilities of Chalais

Chalais

Chalais may refer to:* Chalais, Switzerland* Chalais, Charente, a commune in France* Chalais, Dordogne, formerly Chaleix, a commune in France* Chalais, Indre, a commune in France* Chalais, Vienne, a commune in France...

-Meudon

Meudon

Meudon is a municipality in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the département of Hauts-de-Seine. It is located from the center of Paris.-Geography:...

. Tethered to a central pole by a string so that it could rotate, it ran with its own power and took off as it was running at a speed of 8 meters per second.