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Who was the pilot of the world's first bomber? Which country?

In October 1911, a war broke out between Italy and Turkey over colonial interests in Libya, North Africa. On November 1, Lieutenant Foti flew a "Lampelo"-Dolby monoplane and threw 4 grenades weighing about 2 kilograms at the Turkish army.

In November 1912, in Russia The Baltic Vehicle Factory in St. Petersburg successfully built a giant aircraft. The designer was Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (born in Russia, later immigrated to the United States and became a US citizen). kg, with a wingspan of 28 meters, and was equipped with four 74-kilowatt four-cylinder water-cooled "Hundred-Eyed Giant" engines. On May 13, 1913, Sikorsky personally piloted the aircraft for a test flight, and achieved a complete success. . With a flight altitude of 122 meters and a speed of 104 kilometers per hour, this aircraft was also the first aircraft to have a closed cockpit and cabin. The aircraft was later officially named "Russian Warrior". On the basis of "Warrior", at the end of 1913, Sikorsky built the world's first heavy bomber - "Ilya Muromets". "Ilya Muromets" is recognized as the world's first heavy bomber A heavy bomber.