a . ▁Bert ▁K inner , ▁built ▁" K inner " ▁air plan es . ▁Am elia ▁Ear hart ▁fle w ▁a ▁K inner . ▁August us ▁Roy ▁K nab ens h ue ▁( 1 8 7 6 – 1 9 6 0 ), ▁bal lo on ▁and ▁dirig ible ▁pilot ▁who ▁fle w ▁in ▁the ▁Dom ing uez ▁Air ▁Me et ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Wright ▁brothers ▁exhibition ▁team , ▁the ▁" W right ▁F liers ." ▁John ▁Be v ins ▁Mo is ant ▁( 1 8 6 8 – 1 9 1 0 ), ▁won ▁the ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁Race ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ; ▁first ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁passenger ▁across ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁Mat ilde ▁Mo is ant ▁( 1 8 7 8 – 1 9 6 4 ), ▁the ▁second ▁lic ensed ▁female ▁pilot ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Elizabeth ▁Li pp inc ott ▁Mc Que en ▁( 1 8 7 8 – 1 9 5 8 ), ▁one ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ' s ▁first ▁female ▁pil ots ▁James ▁F loyd ▁Smith ▁( 1 8 8 4 – 1 9 5 6 ), ▁test ▁pilot ▁and ▁instruct or ▁for ▁Gl enn ▁Martin ▁and ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁par ach utes . ▁He ▁built ▁and ▁fle w ▁his ▁own ▁plane ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁invent ed ▁the ▁free - type ▁manually ▁operated ▁par ach ute ▁for ▁the ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9