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E. M. Laird's 1915 Exhibition Biplane Flying Near the Armory Building, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 12-13, 1916 - Self-taught pilot and engineer Emil Matthew "Matty" Laird built this airplane -- his third -- in 1915. He equipped it with a six-cylinder engine that gave the biplane its nickname: "Boneshaker." Laird flew it in stunt exhibitions across the United States. In 1916, Katherine Stinson took the "Boneshaker" to Japan and China -- where she became the first woman to fly.
12 May 1916 - 13 May 1916
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E. M. Laird's 1915 Exhibition Biplane Flying Near the Armory Building, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 12-13, 1916
Self-taught pilot and engineer Emil Matthew "Matty" Laird built this airplane -- his third -- in 1915. He equipped it with a six-cylinder engine that gave the biplane its nickname: "Boneshaker." Laird flew it in stunt exhibitions across the United States. In 1916, Katherine Stinson took the "Boneshaker" to Japan and China -- where she became the first woman to fly.