Maurice Chevillard

{{Short description|French aviator}}

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Maurice R. Chevillard was a pioneering French aviator who set a record on 6 November 1913 when he looped a biplane five times in succession at Port-Aviation (often called "Juvisy Airfield") in Viry-Châtillon, France. He was in a Henri Farman biplane powered by an {{convert|80|hp|0|abbr=off|lk=on|adj=on}} Gnome et Rhône radial engine.{{cite news |quote=Maurice Chevillard, the French aviator, looped the loop in a biplane five times in succession at Juvisy to-day. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1913/11/10/archives/chevillard-does-5-loops-turns-his-aeroplane-over-at-a-height-of.html |title=Chevillard Does 5 Loops. Turns His Aeroplane Over At A Height Of Only 150 Feet |work=New York Times via Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph |date=November 10, 1913 |access-date=2010-07-04 }}