1906 in aviation

Years in aviation:	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
Years:	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1906:

Events

January

• 17 January – The Zeppelin LZ2 makes its first flight, which ends in a forced landing.
• 18 January – The Zeppelin LZ2 is destroyed in high winds.

March

• 5 March – Traian Vuia begins testing his "Vuia 1" at Montesson, France, by driving it as an automobile without its wings mounted. It is a high-wing monoplane powered by a carbonic acid gas engine, and is first aircraft with pneumatic tires. It has been described as the first man-carrying monoplane of basically modern configuration.
• 18 March – At Montesson, Traian Vuia flies his "Vuia 1" for the first time, traveling about 12 meters (39 feet) at an altitude of about 1 meter (3 feet). He flies four more times; one flight travels some 20 meters (66 feet) at an altitude of 1 meter (3 feet), and the longest flight is 24 meters(79 feet). Subsequent investigation has described the aircraft as "virtually flightless".

August

• 11 August – Mrs. C.J. Miller becomes the first American woman to ride as a passenger in a dirigible.

September

• 12 September – Jacob Ellehammer makes his first flight with his aeroplane "Danemark I" on the tiny island of Lindholm. The plane was attached to the ground by a rope and described a few circles.
• 13 September – Alberto Santos-Dumont successfully flies his Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft at Château de Bagatelle, for the first time .
• 30 September – The Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning is awarded for the first time. It goes to Lieutenant Frank Lahm of the United States Army, who flies 647 km (402 mi) in the balloon United States from Paris to Fylingdales Moor in North Yorkshire, England. It is the first international balloon race.

October

• 9 October – The Zeppelin LZ 3 flies for the first time, making a 60-mile (97 km) round trip in two hours.
• 23 October – Alberto Santos-Dumont wins the Archdeacon Prize as he flies his Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft at Château de Bagatelle in Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France, a distance of 60 m (197 ft).

November

• 13 November – Alberto Santos-Dumont flies the Santos-Dumont 14-bis a distance of 722 feet (220 m) in 21 seconds near Château de Bagatelle. Happening after Wright brothers flown in the United States, this is recorded as the first officially observed aeroplane flight in Europe and the distance he flies is the first officially recognized airplane distance record.
• 16 November – First flight of the French semi-rigid airship Lebaudy Patrie.