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Elm Farm Ollie becomes the first cow to fly in a fixed-wing aircraft and also the first cow to be milked in an aircraft.
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Elm Farm Ollie
First cow to fly in an airplane
Elm Farm Ollie became the first cow to fly in an airplane on February 18, 1930, as part of the International Aircraft Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cattle
Large, domesticated, cloven-hooved herbivores
Cattle are large, domesticated, bovid ungulates widely kept as livestock. They are prominent modern members of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus Bos. Mature female cattle are called cows and mature male cattle are bulls. Young female cattle are…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fixed-wing aircraft
Heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings generating aerodynamic lift
A fixed-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air aircraft, such as an airplane, which is capable of flight using aerodynamic lift. Fixed-wing aircraft are distinct from rotary-wing aircraft, and ornithopters. The wings of a fixed-wing aircraft are not necessarily rigid; kites, hang…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)