Einar Lilloe Gran

Einar Lilloe Gran (16 November 1886 – 1966) was a Norwegian engineer and pioneer of aviation in Norway. He was a son of Carl Ludvig Oscar Nielsen Gran (1855–1897) and his wife Emma Sofie Christine (née Halvorsen; born 1857 in Sandaker).[1]

Gran in 1909 with a scale model of his aeroplane

Gran designed and built the first Norwegian motorized aeroplane in 1910. It had a wingspan of 10 meters and cost 12,000 kr.[2] Gran made several attempts to make the aircraft airborne, but without any significant success.[3]

References
  1. Descendants of Ole Lille Ov-111, Sixth Generation.
  2. Breguet’s Pre-1914 Aircraft Challenge™.
  3. Kåre Fasting: Fra Kontraskjæret til Tokio: norsk sivilflyging gjennom 50 år. Oslo: Gyldendal, 1959, 297 pagess.


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