I was the first
D ince time immemorial, Exma. Diputación de Granada, he showed an exceptional interest and enthusiasm for aviation, organizing aeronautical festivals and other popular shows at the Hippodrome de Armilla and the sands of the Genil, which joins the two rivers. This first phase covers from 1911 to 1915. 
Granada born aeronautical activity attached to our celebrations of Corpus Christi. Another notable fact is that due to weather, Granada missed a chance to be the first city in Andalusia rip your skies for a flying machine: "Flying Circus" could not unpack your gadgets and went to Tablada (Sevilla). As bad weather persists, it was Malaga the second to do so and finally the June 20, 1911 , Granada entered the history of aviation.
These first flights were made by Belgian French aircraft pilots. Armilla Specifically, the Belgian Tick that he had the honor of being the first to breathe the fine air dry and Granada, the first to envision its vast horizons and that free and unique backdrop for "Sierranevá" with his play of light and shadows, color tones, brightness, hue and dodges: All eye, especially for his mustache ...! 
Tick The plane was a Bleriot XI as which crossed the Channel, something changed. Anzani was powered by a 50 hp and weighed about 210 kilos, what we would call today an Ultralight. Speed \u200b\u200bachieved would be around 50 km / h.
. In other publications have written Tick apparatus was a Sommer biplane, but I have my doubts, since the model used for excellence in all the festivals of the time and everyone was the Bleriot said that each pilot modified according to taste and possibilities.
. This model broke all records for height, speed and stay in flight. He crossed the Channel manned by Mr. Bleriot and the Swiss Alps at the hands of Peruvian Jorge Chaves, who cost him his life.
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