Epps 1912 Monoplane
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The Epps 1912 Monoplane was designed and built in 1912 by
Ben T. Epps Ben T. Epps (February 20, 1888 - October 16, 1937), known as "Georgia's First Aviator" was an American aviation pioneer. In 1907, he built a monoplane of his own design, now known as the Epps 1909 Monoplane. This was followed by other original mon ...
from
Athens, Georgia Athens, officially Athens–Clarke County, is a consolidated city-county and college town in the U.S. state of Georgia. Athens lies about northeast of downtown Atlanta, and is a satellite city of the capital. The University of Georgia, the sta ...
. It is an open cockpit, single engine, mid-winged, wire braced monoplane, with conventional landing gear supplemented with skids.


Variants

;1971 Epps Monoplane :A homebuilt replica of the 1911-1912 monoplane built and flown by Ben Epps Jr.


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1910s United States experimental aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1912 High-wing aircraft Single-engined pusher aircraft Canard aircraft {{aero-1910s-stub