Despite the use of a canard surface on the first powered aeroplane, the Wright Flyer of 1903, canard designs were not built in quantity until the appearance of the Saab Viggen jet fighter in 1967.
Although the Wright Flyer of 1903 utilized a canard surface, it wasn't until the Saab Viggen jet fighter appeared in 1967 that canard designs began to be manufactured in significant quantities.