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American businessman
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Place of birth
Oconee County
Place of death
Georgia
Age
49 years
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Biography
Ben T. Epps (February 20, 1888, Oconee County, Georgia - October 16, 1937), known as "Georgia's First Aviator" was an American aviation pioneer. In 1907, he built a monoplane of his own design, now known as the Epps 1907 Monoplane. This was followed by other original monoplane and biplane designs in 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1916, 1924 and 1930. He died of injuries as a result of an airplane crash. The Athens-Ben Epps Airport is named in his honor.
Aircraft designs
Between 1907 and 1930, Epps designed and built eight aircraft:
- Epps 1907 Monoplane
- Epps 1909 Monoplane
- Epps 1910 Monoplane
- Epps 1911 Monoplane
- Epps 1912 Monoplane
- Epps 1916 Biplane
- Epps 1924 Monoplane
- Epps 1930 Biplane
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