!!!Wels, Franz Wels, Franz, b. Maribor, Slovenia (then Marburg), Feb. 10, 1873, d. Vienna, Oct. 18, 1940, engineer. Pioneer of aeroplane construction and partner of I. Etrich; W. achieved the first glide on Oct. 6, 1906 with an "Etrich-Taube" aeroplane. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Wels,_Franz|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]