France, from whence fuselage, empennage, aileron, longeron. You may know of Louis Blériot, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Bl%C3%A9riot https://en.wikipedia

France, from whence fuselage, empennage, aileron, longeron. You may know of Louis Blériot, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Bl%C3%A9riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Bl%C3%A9riot, but also "Pilot Flies Through Arc de Triomphe" (1919) https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/first-world-war/pilot-flies-through-arc-de-triomphe/1402665575001 https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/first... and "Airbus and Cricri battery-powered planes make historic journeys across English Channel" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/airbus-cricri-battery-powered-plane-historic-journey-across-english-channel/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/airbus-cricri-battery-powered-p... (see the Cristaline launched from a biplane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdu8PV_ulQg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdu8PV_ulQg)