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Shivkar Bapuji Talpade, the Indian who made the first unmanned aeroplane but failed to make it fly

New Delhi: The 18th and 19th centuries were the period of inventions and two attempts got recorded into the annals of aviation history. One was Alberto Santos-Dumont of Brazil, who flew the first dirigible on

In 1895, Talpade flew the first unmanned aeroplane to a height of 1,500 feet, but it later fell down to earth after a few minutes. He called this aeroplane Marutsakha.

Belonging to the Pathare Prabhu community of Maharashtra, Talpade's unsuccesful experiment was watched by the ruler of Baroda Sayaji rao Gaekwad and nationalist M G Ranade.

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