Maurice R. Chevillard was a pioneering French aviator who set a record on 6 November 1913 when he looped a biplane five times in succession at Juvisy. He was in a Henri Farman biplane powered by an 80 horsepower Gnome et Rhône radial engine.[1]

Chevillard in 1914

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  1. ^ "Chevillard Does 5 Loops. Turns His Aeroplane Over At A Height Of Only 150 Feet". New York Times via Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph. November 10, 1913. Retrieved 2010-07-04. Maurice Chevillard, the French aviator, looped the loop in a biplane five times in succession at Juvisy to-day.