 Albin Kasper Longren ( January 18 , 1882 – November 19 , 1950 ) was an American aviation pioneer from the state of Kansas . Beginning in 1911 , Longren successfully flew airplanes of his own design and construction . Fully self @-@ taught as an aircraft designer and pilot , he built a thriving career as a barnstormer with his own craft , the Longren Aeroplane .
 nobody knows when or where the first airplane was built. The first airplane was built by a German named Otto Lilienthal. He built the first airplane in 1896.
The first airplane was built in 1896 by Otto Lil