{"id":196395,"date":"2026-05-26T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/?p=196395"},"modified":"2026-05-24T18:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:19:22","slug":"luxus-magazine-roland-garros-the-man-who-tamed-the-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/luxus-magazine-roland-garros-the-man-who-tamed-the-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"[LUXUS MAGAZINE] Roland Garros, the man who tamed the skies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before becoming associated with one of the world\u2019s greatest tennis tournaments, the name Roland Garros referred to a figure in French history : an aviation pioneer, a great inventor, and a pilot who served during World War I.<\/h4>\n

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Born on the island of R\u00e9union in 1888, Roland Garros<\/strong> grew up in several different places : in French Indochina, where his family settled for a time, before he returned to mainland France to continue his studies.<\/p>\n

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The call of the skies, a sudden calling<\/h2>\n

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A graduate of HEC Paris, he launched his own automobile design firm at age 21, yet his destiny lay elsewhere. In August 1909, he attended the Champagne Aviation Week<\/strong> and fell head over heels in love with these incredible machines. From then on, he had only one thing on his mind: flying. Since Garros never did anything halfway, he immediately bought an aircraft, taught himself to fly it, and then went on to earn his pilot\u2019s license right away.<\/p>\n

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He quickly made a name for himself in air competitions: he went from one air show to another, setting records\u2014particularly for altitude. His name soon spread throughout Europe.<\/p>\n

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And it was September 23, 1913, that marked a decisive turning point in his new career. On that day, Garros set out to fly nonstop from the south of France to North Africa<\/strong>, crossing the Mediterranean Sea by plane for the first time. He took off from Saint-Rapha\u00ebl at dawn with barely enough fuel to make the trip.<\/p>\n

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The flight lasted nearly seven hours and fifty-three minutes, with the engine threatening to fail. Yet he reached Bizerte in Tunisia with only a few liters of fuel remaining. The feat was immediately hailed as a historic achievement : the man who called himself the \u201ccloud kisser<\/strong>\u201d became an icon, celebrated by artistic and social circles, admired for his daring as much as for his style.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Mus\u00e9e de l’air et de l’espace – Le Bourget<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Click here to read the full article<\/a> on Luxus Magazine.<\/p>\n

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Featured photo : \u00a9 Roland Garros – FFT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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