page_title: Paul Cornu
hierarchical_section_title: Paul Cornu
caption_attribution_description: English: Cornu helicopter. Paul Cornu in his first helicopter in 1907. Note that he is sitting between the two rotors, which rotated in opposite directions to cancel torque. This helicopter was the first flying machine to have risen from the ground using rotor blades instead of wings.
context_page_description: Paul Cornu was a French engineer.
context_section_description: Paul Cornu ([pɔl kɔʁny]; June 15, 1881 – 6 June 1944) was a French engineer.
caption: French engineer Paul Cornu in his first helicopter in 1907. Note that he is sitting between the two rotors, which rotated in opposite directions to cancel torque. This helicopter was the first flying machine to have risen from the ground using rotor blades instead of wings.
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