Did you know that a self-taught inventor from Mallorca dreamed of building a helicopter more than a century ago? Pere Sastre Obrador, better known as Pere de Son Gall, was a Mallorcan inventor from Llucmajor who designed and built the Cometagiroavión, an unusual aircraft designed to achieve vertical flight. Working with limited resources in rural Mallorca, he pursued his pioneering idea with remarkable determination. Discover the fascinating story of Pere de Son Gall, his helicopter prototype and the little-known chapter of Mallorca’s history of aviation.