Roland Garros
Roland Garros (1888–1918) was a French aviator and fighter pilot in World War I.
In 1912, Garros set a world altitude record by flying at 5,610 meters (18,406 feet).[1]
Garros was also the first to fly across the Mediterranean, from France to Tunisia, a feat he accomplished on 23 September 1913.[2] Apparently he had planned to land and refuel in Sardinia, but judging a stop unnecessary he continued directly onward to Bizerta, on the North African coast.[3]
During the war, Garros was involved in the development of the sychronization gear, the technology used to enable fighter pilots to shoot between the blades of tractor propellers. (His contribution was the attachment of wedges to the propeller blades, in order to deflect improperly synchronized bullets.)[4] German engineers were able to examine this apparatus on his airplane when he was shot down in 1915.[2]
Having shot down four enemy airplanes he was titled an ace.[4]
Garros escaped from the camp and was given an officer position. He died in a plane crash soon before the end of the war.[2]
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References
- ↑ Hallion, 2003, p. 324.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stéphanie Trouillard, "Roland Garros, the aviator the world mistakes for a tennis champion", France24, 7 June 2016.
- ↑ "Flying Across the Mediterranean", Flight, 27 September 1913.
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 Matthew Knight, "Roland Garros: France's forgotten WWI hero", CNN, 30 May 2014.
This person had 14 publications and 0 patents in this database.
Publications by or about Roland Garros
- Garros, Manuel de l'aviation (Simple title: Aviation manual)
- Garros, 1911, How Garros broke the height record (Simple title: How Garros broke the height record, Journal: Aero)
- Aero Club de France, 1912, 1er Grand Prix de l'Aéro Club de France. Prix de vitesse. Garros vainqueur seul chasse sur Blériot 50 chevaux. Épreuve spéciale sur 3 tours (Simple title: 1st Grand Prix of the Aéro Club de France. Speed price. Garros victor only hunting on Blériot 50 horses. Special test over 3 laps, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Garros, 1912, Description of his flight (Simple title: Description of his flight, Journal: Aero)
- Garros, 1912, Roland Garros versuchte am 3. November bei Marseille den von Legagneux aufgestellten Höhenrekord von 5680 m. zu überbieten (Simple title: Roland Garros attempted to exceed the height record of 5680 m set by Legagneux on 3 November near Marseille, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Garros, 1912, Roland Garros wins Grand Prix d'Aviation (Simple title: Roland Garros wins Grand Prix d'Aviation, Journal: Fly)
- Garros, 1912, What aviation needs (Simple title: What aviation needs, Journal: Flying)
- Lebon, 1913, À propos du 'Manuel de l'Aviateur' de Roland Garros (Simple title: About Roland Garros's ''Manuel de l'Aviateur'', Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Garros, 1913, From Cannes, across the Mediterranean sea, to Tunis (Simple title: From Cannes, across the Mediterranean sea, to Tunis, Journal: Flying)
- Publication B2p0517e02, 1913, Garros (Simple title: Garros, Journal: Flying)
- Publication B2p0517e05, 1913, Garros argues for surplus of power (Simple title: Garros argues for surplus of power, Journal: Aero and Hydro)
- Publication B2p0517e08, 1913, Garros flies from Cannes, France, to Tunis, Africa (Simple title: Garros flies from Cannes, France, to Tunis, Africa, Journal: Flying)
- Publication B2p0517e09, 1913, Garros' flight across the Mediterranean (Simple title: Garros' flight across the Mediterranean, Journal: Scient. Amer.)
- Garros, 1913, Roland Garros vole de Tunis à Rome en trois étapes (Simple title: Roland Garros flies from Tunis to Rome in three stages, Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Garros, 1913, The great Mediterranean flight (Simple title: The great Mediterranean flight, Journal: Aeronautics (UK))
- Garros, 1914, About crossing the Atlantic (Simple title: About crossing the Atlantic, Journal: Flying)
- Garros, 1914, L'aéronautique (Simple title: Aeronautics, Journal: Rev. Aérienne)
- Garros, 1914, L'aéronautique (Simple title: Aeronautics)
- Publication B2p0517e10, 1914, Garros in monoplane destroys Zeppelin Dig (Simple title: Garros in monoplane destroys Zeppelin Dig, Journal: Aero and Hydro)
- Garros et al., 1914, L'Aéronautique (Simple title: L'Aéronautique)
- Garros, 1914, My opinion of the Monaco Rallye Aérien (Simple title: My opinion of the Monaco Rallye Aérien, Journal: Flying)
- Van den Plas, 1914, Les boucleurs. Match Olieslagers-Garros (Simple title: The loopers. Olieslagers-Garros match, Journal: La Conq. l'Air)
- Mortane, Jaques, 1919, préface de Anselme Marchal, Garros : virtuose de l'aviation (Simple title: Garros: Aviation Virtuoso)
| Names | Roland Garros |
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| Countries | FR |
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| Occupations | aviator, military officer |
| Tech areas | Airplane, synchronization gear |
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| Birth date | 1888 |
| Death date | 1918 |
| Wikidata id | Q207709 |
