Saviez-vous que les premiers hydravions sont arrivés à Majorque dès 1920 ? Au cours des années 1920 et 1930, l’île est devenue un point important de l’aviation maritime en Méditerranée, avec des liaisons entre Barcelone et Palma, une école de pilotes d’hydravion à Porto-Colom et une base aérienne historique dans la baie de Pollensa. Découvrez l’histoire fascinante des hydravions à Majorque et le rôle qu’ils ont joué dans les débuts de l’aviation moderne sur l’île.
The first flight in Mallorca took place in 1910, when French aviator Julien Mamet arrived in Palma with his Blériot XI to give a pioneering flying demonstration. Thousands of spectators gathered to witness this extraordinary event, as the aircraft flew over Son Macià and the surrounding area before a dramatic crash brought the flight to an end. Discover the fascinating story behind Mallorca’s first flight and the early days of aviation on the island.
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.