In 1895 E.S.Fedorov came up with project of the 5-plane powered aircraft. First, he tested a model. It was not powered, but flown on a leash as a kit. In 1896 he started to build full size aircraft on his own money. By general layout aircraft may be called 'single-seat 5-plane tandem'. Wings (dubbed 'feathers' by designer) were installed on the tilted (30⁰) strut. Pilot's seat and engine were installed under the strut. Aircraft had no ether fin or rudder, control should be performed by twisting the wings. Construction lasted until 1903, aircraft was finished - but not tested. It was the second full-size powered aircraft to be built in Russia. E.S.Fedorov could be unaware of A.F.Mozhajskij experiments. As a result, after very advanced layout of 'Samoliot Mozhajskogo' several primitive designs appeared. 5-plane was not an exception.