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In https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_aviation there is:

"Santos-Dumont later added ailerons, between the wings in an effort to gain more lateral stability. His final design, first flown in 1907, was the series of Demoiselle monoplanes (Nos. 19 to 22). The Demoiselle No 19 could be constructed in only 15 days and became the world's first series production aircraft."

So it looks like the Wright Model A was not the first production aircraft.




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