Armand Dufaux
Armand Dufaux (1883-1941) was one of the first Swiss aviators. Trained as an engineer, he designed a number of flying machines, including the Dufaux 4, one of the first biplanes. In 1910, he flew this plane across the length of Lake Geneva, winning a prize of 5000 Swiss francs.
He wasn’t always so successful, however. Dufaux’s first attempt at an aircraft was the helicopter pictured above. It worked about as well as you might imagine.
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