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Richard William Pearse, born at Waitohi Flat, South Canterbury, New Zealand, on 3 December 1877, was the fourth of nine children of Digory Sargent Pearse (1844–1932) of South Petherwin, Cornwall, England, and Sarah Anne Brown (c.1850–1937) of County Londonderry, Ireland.
- Waitohi Flat School and Upper Waitohi School
- British, Dominion of New Zealand
- Pioneering flights in heavier-than-air aircraft
- Dick "Aeroplane" Pearse, Bamboo Dick
Richard Pearse (1877–1953) was a New Zealand inventor who patented a bicycle and a monoplane with innovative features. He made several attempts at powered flight from 1903 to 1906, but did not achieve sustained or controlled flight.
Dec 8, 2000 · Learn about Richard Pearse, a self-taught New Zealand farmer who built and flew a monoplane in 1903, possibly before the Wright Brothers. Discover his childhood dream, his inventions, his reclusive lifestyle and his legacy.
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Mar 21, 2024 · Richard Pearse lived from 1877 to 1953. He made a number of inventions - mostly farm machinery. His first patented invention was a new bicycle in 1902, but his dream was to fly - not to cycle.
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The term Kiwi ingenuity might have been coined for Richard Pearse. While other would-be aviators were yet to leave the ground, he assembled a machine capable of taking to the air using little more than bits and pieces from around his farm.
Learn about Richard Pearse, a New Zealand pioneer aviator who designed and built his own flying machine and engine. See a replica of his aircraft and the site of his first flight attempt at the memorial in Canterbury.
