Alexandr Fedorovich Mozhaiskii

Alexander Fedorovich Mozhaisky was a Russian admiral and airplane inventor. He build model gliders and in 1883 built a steam-powerd aircraft.

His 1880 patent has been scanned! See at right.

Sketch of one of Mozhaisky's models from BD Potemkin's book "Military Aeronautics", 1888 (cited from Sat. Academy of Sciences of the USSR, 1955)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AA_F_Mozhaisky_Patent.pdf

Substantial wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Mozhaysky

See also Можайский, Александр Фёдорович on Russian Wikipedia, along with Самолёт Можайского on Russian Wikipedia.

• Many institutions are named for him, notably: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.F._Mozhaysky_Military-Space_Academy

Patents whose inventor or applicant is Alexandr Fedorovich Mozhaiskii

• Patent RU-1880-103 (English title: Aeronautical equipment, Filing date: 1880-06-04)

References

Names	Alexander Fedorovich Mozhaisky; Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Можа́йский; Mozhayski; Mozhayskii; Mozhayskiy; Александр Фёдорович Можайский
Birth date	March 21, 1825
Death date	April 1, 1890
Countries	FI, RU
Locations	Vladivostok
Occupations	Military officer
Tech areas	Steam, Glider
Affiliations	Russian Navy
Wikidata id	Q365820