na U exhibition traces the history of aviation in Granada since its inception in 1911 until the present through photographs, posters, models and aeronautical several times in a sample that is complete with film screenings and flight simulators.
The exhibition, organized by CajaGranada and the Real Aeroclub de Granada, is structured around 17 topics, including the origins of ballooning in Granada, the relevant figures for aviation, civil war in the air, the golden age of aviation in Granada (1939-1983) and the model airplanes, among others.
Titled "The art of flying. 100 years of aviation in Granada, the exhibition begins with the first flight of a powered airplane, which took place in Spain on September 5, 1909 with a English-made device and a English pilot, Oliver.
The festival committee of the City of Granada scheduled as part of the Corpus of 1910, an aviation competition could not be held due to bad weather and was postponed to next year.
two pilots had been summoned: Granell, of English nationality, and the Belgian Jules Tick, today explained the curators of the exhibition, and Emilio Javier Pinar Atienza.
Just take off, the plane broke Granell, so he flew solo Tick, who did such a Bleriot II "Channel" on Alhendín Armilla and 50 meters high and about five minutes.
In days reached an altitude of 250 meters during the exhibition, which was witnessed by officials from the aircraft belonging to the Corps of Engineers Army.
From 1913 to 1915, reproduced in Granada various aviation events in the context of the Feast of Corpus Christi, including the display Damazell Biplane, who made a memorable flight over Granada with a curve three miles.
The success of these events was that local authorities will schedule a big contest for Aviation 1914, which began its activity as Real Aeroclub de Granada delegated the appropriate section of Spain Real Aeroclub.
The exhibition tells how different events Granada aircraft used as a platform for the Morocco War, appearing at the end of July a squadron of 16 aircraft, which departed for Zeluán, Mador and Monte Arruit provisioning to isolated units.
This event and the talks by Captain Manzano and Luis Davila with the Mayor of Granada, García Gil de Gibaja, resulted in the local and provincial institutions involved in the project of building a military airfield in Grenada , giving rise to that on June 20, 1922, was officially opened, becoming the first Chief of the Commander Luis Davila.
various stages in the history of the airfield Dávila, named in memory of which was its first commander and found there the death in April 1925, made the same it was the civilian airport of Granada until 1972, which opened today Chauchina airport.
Similarly, the aerodrome Davila participated at different stages during the 30's, including its activity in the English Civil War and is also the operational headquarters of the Real Aeroclub de Granada, until 1984, by law, they said they should leave the premises.
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