21 June 1914

June 21, 1914 saw the start of a flying meeting at Aspern, Vienna, where the first prototype of the Morane-Saulnier Type N had its public debut. It was flown by the famous French pilot Roland Garros. This type was an attempt to achieve the performance of the Deperdussin monocoques (then the most advanced aircraft in the world) but with much simpler construction. It was powered by an 80hp Gnome rotary engine and had no ailerons; lateral control was by wing warping.